Cracked windscreen forces EasyJet plane back to Glasgow
EasyJet has confirmed that one of its flights to Amsterdam was forced to return to Glasgow after the crew noticed it had a cracked windscreen.
Flight EZY 6853 left Glasgow International Airport just after 10:00.
The plane headed back shortly after take-off when the cockpit windscreen was damaged. It landed back in Glasgow just after 10:30.
EasyJet said another plane was being sent from Luton and passengers should depart again on Friday afternoon.
A spokesman for EasyJet said: "EasyJet can confirm that flight EZY 6853 Glasgow to Amsterdam returned to Glasgow airport this morning due to a technical fault.
"The safety and welfare of our passengers and crew is always EasyJet's priority and we would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused to the customers."