British Airways flight forced to divert after WINDSCREEN breaks in mid-air terror

A BRITISH Airways passenger has thanked the pilot after her flight was forced to divert when the windscreen cracked mid-air. Traveller Caroline Edmunds tweeted a photo of the aircraft’s shattered windshield saying the experience was “terrifying”. TwitterThe passenger shared a photo of the cracked windscreen[/caption] Caroline was on the BA624 flight heading to Rhodes, Greece, from London on Saturday but the incident forced the pilot to perform an emergency diversion to Athens. She tweeted: “A big ‘thank you’ to the @British_Airways pilot who got us safely diverted to Athens after our plane’s windscreen broke … terrifying. “Now happily waiting for another not so dramatic flight to Rhodes!” The airline arranged for a relief aircraft to transfer passengers to Rhodes later the same day. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS BANNED 'No return' for Russians who leave EU to fight, as queues to flee span miles ROYAL SHOCK Inside bizarre Nostradamus prediction Harry 'will become king after Charles' A spokesperson for British Airways said: “Due to a technical issue, the flight was diverted to Athens and landed safely. “We apologised to the customers and a replacement aircraft was arranged to get them to their final destination.” It remains unknown what caused the windscreen to break. It comes as a passenger captured the shocking moment a window on the plane he was travelling on appeared to crack sparking panic onboard. Most read in The Sun MAE-BY BABY Molly-Mae Hague announces she’s pregnant with her and Tommy Fury’s first child ROCKY START Strictly's Giovanni and Richie 'haven't clicked' amid tensions at rehearsals THE ENDERS EastEnders' Charlie Brooks to leave soap just 18 months after dramatic return ROYAL MESS Harry 'desperately' trying to change 'explosive' memoir after Queen’s death luca his face Moment furious Love Island star Luca sees Gemma wrap her legs around male pal BANK BOOST Martin Lewis has good news for workers earning less than £50,000 TikTok user Tristan was flying onboard a Poland Airlines flight from Warsaw, Poland, to New York‘s John F Kennedy Airport when the horror incident took place. Last month a woman was shocked to find she was sitting next to a “smashed” plane window during her flight. Thankfully it was not all as it seemed – although some people said they would still be terrified.