United States says a Delta Airlines flight lands after hail cracks windshield

Jokpeme Joseph Omode August 09, 2015
 
The plane following the emergency landing. Photo / Beau Sorensen
The Federal Aviation Administration in the United States says a Delta Airlines flight that originated from Boston made an emergency landing in Denver because hail damaged the plane.
FAA spokesman Ian McGregor told The Denver Post that the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport at 8:42 p.m. Friday.
The flight's destination was Salt Lake City International Airport.
McGregor says hail pelted the plane, damaged its nose cone and cracked its windshield.

Passenger passenger Beau Sorensen told the Denver Post that "we felt like the air dropped out from under us".
"We could see lightning spider-webbing over the wings and hail pounding the plane," he said.
"Babies were crying. Some young teens behind me were screaming and crying."
The federal agency continues to investigate.
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