SALT LAKE CITY — A United Airlines flight was diverted to Salt Lake City International Airport early Thursday after a crack was detected in the plane's windshield.
United Flight 1093 left Denver for Los Angeles International Airport at 5:51 a.m. The flight was over southern Utah when the crack in the multilayer windshield was found
The flight landed safely in Salt Lake City at 7:31 a.m.
According to United Airlines, 140 people were on board the aircraft, 134 passengers and 6 crew members.
In a statement, the airline said, "United flight 1093 landed safely in Salt Lake City to address to address a crack in one layer of its multilayer windshield. Our maintenance team will fully inspect the aircraft, and in the meantime we’ve arranged for another aircraft to take customers to Los Angeles this afternoon.
