Midwest Airlines Flight Diverted due to Mechanical Problem

Mechanical problems forced a Midwest Airlines flight from Milwaukee to Washington to divert to a different landing site, and passengers had to wait two hours to get off the plane.

Washington's WTOP Radio reports the flight, headed from Mitchell International to Washington National Airport, had to be diverted to Dulles International Airport.

The plane landed at 1:00 a.m. Monday morning, but passengers had to wait until 3:00 a.m. to leave the jet.

Midwest Airlines typically doesn't fly into Dulles, and spokesman for that airport explained that crews there had to scramble to find enough staff to allow the passengers to depart from the plane.