A broken windshield has forced a Delta Air Lines flight to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport.
The Washington bound flight took off at 11:23 am on Tuesday local time but was forced to turn back after just 13 minutes, according to Business Insider.
Airport officials have told Minneapolis Star Tribune (MST) the flight suffered a broken cockpit window.
The Boeing 737 was met by emergency vehicles on the Tarmac, but no injuries have been reported among the 169 passengers on the flight.
“Delta apologizes to customers of flight 589 for the delay incurred after the flight returned to Minneapolis shortly after takeoff due to an issue with the First Officer’s window seal,” The airline said in a statement to Business Insider.
“The flight taxied to the gate where maintenance is evaluating the aircraft. As always, the safety of our customers and crew is our top priority.”
Delta spokeswoman Lisa Hellerstedt told MST the plane had “an issue with the first officer’s window seal. The flight taxied to the gate, where maintenance [was] evaluating the aircraft.”
The passengers were put on a substitute aircraft on its way to Seattle before 2 pm.
Weirdly enough, this isn’t the first time a flight was forced to turn back this week due to windshield damage.
An Icelandair flight from Orlando to Iceland was forced to land in eastern Quebec province when pilots noticed a crack in the cockpit windows.
