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CityJet Plane Returns to Ireland due to Cracked Windshield

March 19, 2016

CityJet CityJet flight WX-118 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland, on March 18.

The Avro RJ-85, flying from Dublin to London, England, had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a cracked windshield.

The plane landed safely.

All people onboard remained safe.

The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.

Airlinair Plane Returns to Lyon with Cracked Windshield

March 15, 2016March 15, 2016

Airlinair flight A5-4326 had to return for an emergency landing in Lyon, France, on March 11th.

The plane operating on behalf of Hop! Airlines took off for Luxembourg, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cracked windshield.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

The passengers were accommodated in other flights.

cracked windshield | Emergency | France

Small Planet Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing due to Cracked Windshield

February 15, 2016

Small Planet Airlines Airbus A320-200 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lyon, France, on February 13.

The plane, performing flight TLB-718 on behalf of Atlantique Air Assistance, was heading from Chalons Vatry airport, France, to Tlemcen, Algeria, when the crew reported a cracked windshield and requested an emergency landing.

The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.

Boeing | cracked windshield | Emergency | Lufthansa | USA

Lufthansa Plane Diverts to Boston due to Cracked Windshield

January 27, 2016

Lufthansa flight LH-419 had to make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 23.

The Boeing 747-800, en-route from Washington D.C. to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted after the crew reported a cracked windshield.

The plane landed safely. There were 364 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

United Airlines plane Diverts to Canada after Cracked Windshield

January 1, 2016

United Airlines flight UA-162 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gander International Airport, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on December 31.

The Boeing 757-200, flying from Glasgow, Scotland, to Newark, New Jersey, had to divert after its windshield cracked mid-air.

The plane landed safely.

All 164 people aboard remained safe.

Dragonair Plane Returns to Myanmar After Bird Strike

November 30, 2015

Dragonair flight KA-251 had to return and make an emergency landing in Yangon, Myanmar, on November 25.

The Airbus A321-200 took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after its windshield cracked due to a bird hit.

The plane landed back safely. None of the 131 people aboard were hurt.

The passengers were accommodated in other flights.

China Southern Plane Diverts to Qingdao due to Cracked Windshield

November 23, 2015

China Southern flight CZ-6483 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Qingdao Liuting International Airport, Qingdao, Shandong, China, on November 21.

The Airbus A321-200, flying from Shenyang, China, to Hangzhou, China, had to divert due to cracked windshield.

The plane landed safely.

No one was injured.

PIA Plane Diverts to Karachi due to Cracked Windshield

November 18, 2015

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-211 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, on November 17.

The Airbus, en-route from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Dubai, UAE, had to divert due to cracked windshield.

The plane landed safely.

No injuries were reported.

Airbus | cracked windshield | Emergency | UK | Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic Plane Returns to Heathrow with Cracked Windshield

October 1, 2015

Virgin Atlantic flight VS-21 returned and made an emergency landing at London Heathrow airport, United Kingdom, on September 28.

The Airbus A340-600, heading to Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, had to be turned back after its windshield cracked mid-air.

The plane landed uneventfully.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.