Jet makes emergency landing at Shannon after windscreen cracks over Irish Sea

There were 188 passengers and crew on board.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2017 - 12:38

A transatlantic passenger jet has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport after suffering a cracked windscreen over the Irish Sea, writes Patrick Flynn.

United flight UA-56 was travelling from Paris to Newark in the US at the time. There were 188 passengers and crew on board.

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