A Sichuan Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing after the cockpit windscreen shattered in mid-air, nearly sucking out the co-pilot.
The video, filmed inside Flight 3U8633 from Chongqing to Lhasa on May 14, shows passengers using oxygen masks and a flight attendant saying, "Those exits cannot be opened" and "Be safe.”
"The situation was very critical. The windshield was blown off at a 10,000-meter-high altitude. The aircraft was in a state of low pressure and a temperature was minus 30 to minus 40 degree Celsius," Jiang Wenxue, a Civil Aviation Administration official, was quoted as saying by state news agency Xinhua.
The plane landed safely at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and none of the 119 passengers were harmed.
The co-pilot suffered scratches and injured his waist while a flight attendant also suffered minor injuries, reports said.
According to Sichuan Airlines, the reason was due to a "mechanical failure,” but no further details were available.
Reports said the aircraft was an Airbus A319 and was cruising at 32,000 feet.
The video, filmed inside Flight 3U8633 from Chongqing to Lhasa on May 14, shows passengers using oxygen masks and a flight attendant saying, "Those exits cannot be opened" and "Be safe.”
"The situation was very critical. The windshield was blown off at a 10,000-meter-high altitude. The aircraft was in a state of low pressure and a temperature was minus 30 to minus 40 degree Celsius," Jiang Wenxue, a Civil Aviation Administration official, was quoted as saying by state news agency Xinhua.
The plane landed safely at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and none of the 119 passengers were harmed.
The co-pilot suffered scratches and injured his waist while a flight attendant also suffered minor injuries, reports said.
According to Sichuan Airlines, the reason was due to a "mechanical failure,” but no further details were available.
Reports said the aircraft was an Airbus A319 and was cruising at 32,000 feet.
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