Bengaluru-Delhi flight lands safely in Hyderabad after windshield crack

NEW DELHI: An Air India Dreamliner (VT-ANU) operating as AI 503 from Bengaluru to Delhi diverted safely to Hyderabad on Monday due to windshield window crack. “The L1 window (meaning left forward windshield) cracked,” said people in the know. Comments from AI were sought and are awaited.
The Boeing 787 took off from Bengaluru at 5.35 pm for Delhi on Monday. Flight tracking websites show after crossing Hyderabad enroute, the left side front windshield cracked and pilots decided to divert to Hyderabad.It safely landed there just after 8 pm.