A British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing after its cockpit windshield 'broke' mid-air, passenger says

A passenger on a British Airways flight said that the flight made an emergency diversion after the cockpit window broke.

The flight from London to Rhodes, Greece, was forced to make an emergency landing in Athens after the driver's window broke.

The experience of landing in Athens was terrifying, while thanking the pilots for keeping the plane in the air was a nice gesture.

She said she was waiting for a flight to Rhodes.

The flight was diverted to Athens. The incident occurred at high altitude and it descended quickly.

The flight made an emergency landing in Athens due to a technical problem. A replacement plane was arranged to take the customers to their final destination.

The flight left Athens again early on Sunday morning to finish its trip to Rhodes. British Airways said it was operated by a different plane.

Shattered windows are more associated with a plane hitting a foreign object, such as a bird strike at a low altitude, but a faltering windshield is not uncommon.

In April, a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Washington, DC, was forced to make an emergency landing in Denver after the cockpit window cracked.