An Air France flight from Dublin to Paris made an emergency landing in Birmingham after its windscreen cracked while in the air. The crack formed shortly after the Avro RJ85 departed Dublin Airport for Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport on Sunday evening. After crossing the Irish Sea the plane changed its course over Wales as the pilot reported the problem around 6:30pm. An Air France Avro RJ85 made an emergency landing after a crack formed in its windscreen . Air France informs a Twitter user about the plane's emergency landing . Flight AF1117 circled over the West Midlands before landing at Birmingham Airport without incident. A spokesman for Air France told BreakingNews.ie that the plane sustained a crack in a window and diverted to Birmingham as part of a ‘technical re-routing’. Flight AF1117 did a loop over the West Midlands before landing at Birmingham Airport . This radar map shows the plane's flight path after it departed Dublin Airport on Sunday evening . After the plane landed it was taken out of service for an inspection and repairs. It was carrying 86 passengers who continued their journey to the French capital later in the evening. The Air France flight was operated in partnership with Irish regional airline CityJet.
Avro RJ85 aircraft was over Wales when it changed course .
Plane did a loop over West Midlands before landing in Birmingham .
Aircraft was carrying 85 passengers to Charles de Gaulle Airport .
An Air France flight from Dublin to Paris made an emergency landing in Birmingham after its windscreen cracked while in the air. The crack formed shortly after the Avro RJ85 departed Dublin Airport for Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport on Sunday evening. After crossing the Irish Sea the plane changed its course over Wales as the pilot reported the problem around 6:30pm. An Air France Avro RJ85 made an emergency landing after a crack formed in its windscreen . Air France informs a Twitter user about the plane's emergency landing . Flight AF1117 circled over the West Midlands before landing at Birmingham Airport without incident. A spokesman for Air France told BreakingNews.ie that the plane sustained a crack in a window and diverted to Birmingham as part of a ‘technical re-routing’. Flight AF1117 did a loop over the West Midlands before landing at Birmingham Airport . This radar map shows the plane's flight path after it departed Dublin Airport on Sunday evening . After the plane landed it was taken out of service for an inspection and repairs. It was carrying 86 passengers who continued their journey to the French capital later in the evening. The Air France flight was operated in partnership with Irish regional airline CityJet.
emergency landing in Birmingham after its formed shortly after the Avro RJ85 departed Dublin Airport for Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Irish Sea the plane changed its course over Wales the West Midlands before landing at Birmingham Flight AF1117 did a loop over the West Midlands