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Windshield of JetBlue Airlines plane shatters during flight from Puerto Rico to Tampa Bay

A JetBlue plane was forced to be diverted after the windshield shattered.

The San Juan Flight was headed to Tampa on Sunday when it was forced to land in Ft. Lauderdale. 


The pilot decided to land after noticing several cracks in the windshield.

Flight attendants told passengers not to worry because they weren’t in any grave danger. 

Officials say the damage was done to one of the outer layers of the cockpit windshield. 

It’s not yet clear how it happened.

JetBlue issued the following statement:

“JetBlue Flight 1052 from San Juan to Tampa diverted to Ft. Lauderdale in an abundance of caution following a report of damage to one of the outer layers of the cockpit windscreen. The flight landed safely at approximately 1:00 p.m. local time. Customers have been accommodated on another aircraft.”

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