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Glasgow: easyJet aircraft reverses course after windscreen crack

Glasgow, United Kingdom - It is the second episode of this kind in just a few days

An aircraft of the low-cost company easyJet, which took off from Glasgow-International in the morning of Friday 31 May 2013, was forced to reverse its course and land at its departure airport because of a cracked windscreen. The incident occurred roughly 30 minutes after the takeoff of the aircraft, which was bound for Amsterdam-Schiphol, where it was meant to land at 12:30 pm. "EasyJet -a spokesperson...

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Rome, Italy, 05/31/2013 19:59
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