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Scare on Czech PM's aircraft: one of the windows cracks during the flight

Prague, Czech Republic - No consequence for passengers and crew

Moments of fear on board of the airplane of Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Necas: during a flight between Prague and Moscow in the evening of Sunday 26 May 2013, one of the windows of the government Airbus A-319 ACJ plane cracked. The problem occurred when the airplane was flying over Belarus: the pilots considered an emergency landing before deciding to continue the flight at a lower...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1152501
Rome, Italy, 05/27/2013 11:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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