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A Delta Airlines flight from Edinburgh to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York was forced to reroute on Sunday due to a "potential maintenance issue" after a cracked windscreen was reportedly spotted after takeoff.
The plane, which departed from Edinburgh Airport around 12.30pm, had flown over Ireland and was en route to America when it abruptly turned around. It's understood that the decision was made due to a cracked windscreen.
The aircraft was then diverted to London Heathrow, landing there just before 4.30pm. Passengers were re-accommodated and put on another flight to New York from Heathrow at 11.30am on Monday.
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The flight was bound to to John F. Kennedy airport in New York (AFP via Getty Images)Delta confirmed that the flight landed "without incident" and extended their apologies to those on board. FlightRadar data shows that the decision to turn the plane around was made at approximately 1.46pm - just over an hour after take-off.
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A spokesperson for Delta told Edinburgh Live: "Delta flight 209 travelling from Edinburgh to New York-Kennedy diverted to London-Heathrow on Sunday, June 2 after experiencing a potential maintenance issue during flight. The aircraft landed safely without incident. Customers have been re-accommodated and we apologise for the delay in their travel plans."
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The incident comes after a TUI flight from Glasgow Airport bound for Turkey was forced to divert to Newcastle International Airport due to the erratic behaviour of the unruly passenger.
The flight had only just left Glasgow at around 5.15pm on Friday, May 24, when a man said to be extremely intoxicated allegedly assaulted a member of cabin crew. Police officers were called and removed him from the plane at Newcastle, hauling him into custody.
The shocking incident was captured on video, showing the man being dragged off the plane in front of hundreds of furious passengers. As a result of the incident, travellers lost five hours of their holidays.
One passenger told Glasgow Live: "They were seen drunk while boarding the plane. He refused to surrender his own bottle of gin and became verbally abusive. An announcement was made 45 minutes after take-off that we were diverting with reason of unruly passenger.
"It took a further 45 minutes before we arrived at Newcastle, at around 7pm. Two police officers boarded the plane and handcuffed him but he became unsettled so two more officers came on board. His partner was also removed from the plane to a chorus of boos as she gave everyone the middle finger."