An American Airlines flight diverted to Birmingham due to a cracked windshield, airport authorities have confirmed.
Kim Hunt of the Birmingham Airport Authority said the incident happened on Friday.
According to American Airlines, Flight 1285 originating from Austin and headed for Charlotte, was diverted to Birmingham,
There were no injuries reported.
“The flight landed safely and the aircraft was taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team,” American Airlines said in a statement. “We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans and apologize for the inconvenience.”