EMERGENCY Vietnam Airlines #VN1201 made an emergency landing because of cracked cockpit glass

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A plane from Hanoi to Can Tho on June 21 morning had to land in HCM City as the cockpit glass was cracked.

At 7:30am, flight VN1201 took off from Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) to Can Tho, with 177 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The aircraft’s registration number was VNA-351.

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The Airbus 321 from Hanoi to Can Tho City was cruising at an altitude of over 30,000ft  when the cockpit glass cracked. The crew decided to land the plane at the international airport of Tan Son Nhat.

All passengers were transferred to another aircraft to fly to Can Tho at 11.25am.
The cause of the incident has yet to be identified. The aircraft was towed to the repair workshop.