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An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 737-800 plane turned around mid-flight on the weekend after a crack was discovered on its cockpit window.

A Boeing 737 airplane turned around in midflight and returned to its departure airport Saturday after a crack was observed in the cockpit window

An All Nippon Airways flight was forced to turn back to its departure airport after a crack was discovered in a cockpit window of the Boeing 737 aircraft.

The domestic flight in Japan landed safely after the crack appeared, the airline says.

The domestic flight in Japan landed safely after the crack appeared, the airline says.

Written by Lipika Pelham and Ruth ComerfordBBC News2 hours agoImage source, Getty ImagesComment on the photo, File photo of an All Nippon Airlines Boeing

The All Nippon Airways flight was flying from Sapporo to Toyama, on Japan’s main island of Honshu.

The domestic flight in Japan landed safely after the crack appeared, the airline says.

The crack appeared in the outermost of the four layers of window surrounding the cockpit.