Pilot Lands Delta Air Lines Flight Safely After Cockpit Window 'Spontaneously' Shattered Mid-flight
The pilots on a Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Washington DC decided to make an emergency landing after the cockpit window 'spontaneously' shattered mid-air.
The pilots on a Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Washington DC decided to make an emergency landing after the cockpit window "spontaneously" shattered mid-air.
The picture of the damaged windshield was posted on Twitter by a passenger who was onboard the flight. The photo shows the right side of the cockpit windshield shattered.
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¡°They came on the loudspeaker saying that the windshield had shattered, and we were diverting to Denver in about 10 minutes. I was sure I had misheard them but I hadn't,¡± Rachel Wright, one of the 198 passengers on the plane, told KUTV.
The crew announced the diversion about 90 minutes into the flight and asked the passengers to stay calm.
We were on our way to the ACC meeting when it was announced that we we would need to make an unplanned landing in Denver because the windscreen cracked. Apparently it was spontaneous. Fortunately, we landed safely and are about to get back in air. We are grateful for safe flights pic.twitter.com/lK6kq5UiY2
¡ª Kirk Knowlton, MD (@KirkKnowlton) March 31, 2022
"They kept coming on saying for everyone to stay calm, to be calm, and we were calm so being told to stay calm while we were calm made us feel a little panicky," Wright said.
"I'm really good at playing 'what if?' And so, my mind goes to, kind of, what could have happened, worst-case scenario, and I'm grateful. It could have been really bad. It could have gone very differently," Wright added.
Delta Air Lines
Delta spokesperson Anthony Black confirmed the "windshield crack" but said the cause had not been determined.
"Out of an abundance of caution, the flight crew diverted into Denver and the plane landed routinely. Our team worked quickly to accommodate customers on a new plane, and we sincerely apologize for the delay and inconvenience to their travel plans," an airline statement said.
Passengers boarded a new plane in Denver and continued on to Washington.
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