Plane makes emergency landing in Southampton after windscreen cracks mid-air

• An Aurigny flight from Guernsey to Manchester on Sunday, 7 June, was forced to make an emergency landing after its windscreen cracked mid-air.
• The ATR 72 aircraft, flight GR678, was flying near Basingstoke in Hampshire when it suddenly made a large U-turn, landing unexpectedly at Southampton airport.
• Aurigny told BBC News: “In line with standard operating procedures, the flight crew carried out a precautionary emergency landing. Passengers and crew are safe and well.”
• The airline added that it arranged coach travel to allow passengers to reach Manchester.
• It also arranged a different aircraft for the return service to Guernsey.

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Aurigny flight to Manchester makes emergency landing due to cracked windscreen