The Associated Press
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — Firefighters had to raise a ladder to help passengers off a Continental Express commuter flight that was diverted to a small New Mexico airport because of bad weather.
Flight 2025 from Houston’s intercontinental airport was bound Tuesday for Albuquerque. Because of violent thunderstorms, the aircraft initially was diverted to Santa Fe but couldn’t land there because of high winds and was rerouted to Los Alamos. The airport there has no equipment to serve commercial flights.
The Embraer RJ 145 was carrying three crew members and 42 passengers, who were bused to Albuquerque. An airline spokeswoman said there were no injuries.