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Thai Airways flight from Sydney to Bangkok makes emergency landing due to cracked window

A CRACKED window has forced a Thai Airways flight from Sydney to Bangkok to make an emergency landing.

Thai Airline number TG-467, type Boeing 747-400 with registration HS-TGY, route Sydney, Australia - Bangkok, Thailand, had an...
Thai Airline number TG-467, type Boeing 747-400 with registration HS-TGY, route Sydney, Australia - Bangkok, Thailand, had an...

A Thai Airways flight from Sydney to Bangkok was forced to make an emergency landing when a cracked window was found in the cockpit.

A spokesman for the airline confirmed that flight TG476 carrying 107 passengers landed in Bali at 4.52pm yesterday.

Cracked cockpit window. Photo: Diimex/Foto oleh Hati Kecil Visuals
Cracked cockpit window. Photo: Diimex/Foto oleh Hati Kecil Visuals

The plane was forced to make an emergency landing because a broken cockpit window caused a decrease in cabin pressure.

The spokesman told news.com.au that the emergency landing at Ngurah Rai International Airport was due to “broken glass” but did not have any further details.

Passengers disembark in Bali after emergency landing. Photo: Diimex/Foto oleh Hati Kecil Visuals
Passengers disembark in Bali after emergency landing. Photo: Diimex/Foto oleh Hati Kecil Visuals

Passengers stayed in Bali overnight and the Thai Airways spokesman said they were scheduled to fly out at 4.05pm today, and to arrive in Bali at 7.20pm.

Original URL: https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/thai-airways-flight-from-sydney-to-bangkok-makes-emergency-landing-due-to-cracked-window/news-story/d9ee0f993e9d7c9123e2e314c7d5d20a