Plane in UK takes off with missing windows, flies 15,000 feet before returning: Report
(AAIB). The incident took place on October 4, the AAIB report said, noting that an Orlando-bound Airbus A321 jet had taken from London's Stansted Airport. Mid-air, the crew detected that two cabin windowpanes were missing.
Also Read: Unlocking money-saving secrets with Google flights. Check details here Subsequently, the flight was immediately flown to the Essex airport, the AAIB said, adding that the incident could have resulted in "serious consequences", as per a report in The Independent. In place of the missing windowpanes were cosmetic piece of plastic, the report said. Also Read: Air India suspends Tel Aviv flights till November 30 amid continuing tensions between Israel, Gaza The aircraft was used by US-based luxury holiday firm TCS World Travel, and was operated by Titan Airways.
The crew detected the fault mid-air after the seal surrounding one of the windows at the aircraft's rear end was found to be “flapping", the report said. The flight was safely flown to Essex, and all the passengers were evacuated. Also Read: Airlines to deploy 8% more flights this winter season During the flight, the cabin had “remained pressurised normally" even as the windowpanes were found to be missing.
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