The Southwest Airlines flight was headed to Baltimore and was diverted to Tulsa International Airport in Oklahoma on Monday.
WASHINGTON — A Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Monday after the crew reported a cracked windshield.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Southwest Airlines Flight 2665 landed safely in Oklahoma on Monday at 4:20 p.m. local time. The flight had departed from Albuquerque International Sunport in New Mexico at 2 p.m. local time and was headed to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
No injuries were reported following the emergency landing, according to the FAA.
According to flight tracking data, the Boeing 737 plane was cruising at 31,000 feet when it re-routed to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The plane’s windshield is made of multiple layers of tempered glass and other materials.
It’s not known how the window crack occurred. The FAA said it was investigating the incident.
“We appreciate the professionalism of our Flight Crew. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Customers and Employees,” a Southwest Airlines spokesperson said in a statement.
Southwest Airlines said customers were re-booked to another plane headed to Baltimore.
A passenger on the plane sent a photo of the cracked cockpit window to an Albuquerque TV station and recounted what happened onboard.
“They mentioned you know nothing struck the aircraft, it was just the windshield started cracking, and then it just exploded, so credit to the pilots for landing the plane and getting us down safely,” George Gonzales, a passenger on the Southwest plane, told KRQE on Monday.