Cracked window forces plane's emergency landing at MEM

MEMPHIS, TN –

(WMC-TV) – A Delta Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Memphis after a crack was reported in one of the cockpit’s windows.

Delta flight 557 was heading from Detroit to Mexico City with 104 passengers and six crew members when it was diverted around 11 a.m.

Nobody was injured. The flight landed without incident.

Delta Airlines released the following statement:

The crew of Delta flight 557 from Detroit to Mexico City elected to divert to Memphis after a small crack in the outer pane of one of the aircraft’s cockpit windows was reported. The flight landed without incident and customers will be reaccommodated on another Delta aircraft. Safety is always Delta’s top priority.

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