Southwest Airlines Jet Skids Off Runway at Chicago Midway Airport CheapOair Staff April 27, 2011 general Southwest Gets Stuck in the Mud A landing Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 plane skated off the runway at Midway Airport Tuesday and got itself stuck in mud. According to a passenger on the flight, Charles Moelter, there was water all over the runway, describing what he saw as “little ponds.” A portable staircase was placed next to the plane for the 144 passengers on board to exit. No one was injured. Source: Chicago Sun-Times