Full emergency at Delhi airport as Air India plane lands with cracked windshield

By Poulomi Saha: A full emergency was declared at the Delhi airport for Air India’s Pune-Delhi flight as it landed with 180 people onboard and a cracked windshield.

The flight, which landed at 5:50 pm, had requested an emergency landing over the cracked windshield, sources told India Today TV.

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The pilot suspected a crack in the windshield of the aircraft on the co-pilot’s side and asked for a priority landing, sources in Air India said.

A minor crack was detected upon landing and it will be replaced, they added.

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