Plane grounded after crack found in window

A flight made an emergency landing due to a crack in the cockpit window on Saturday night with no one injured.

Passengers and crew members have had hotels arranged for them after landing and many have continued their journeys.

The flight, operated by Juneyao Airlines, departed from Shanghai at about 7:30 pm and was scheduled to arrive at Chengdu, Sichuan province at around 11 pm.

A crack was found on the cockpit window after departure and pilots made an emergency landing at Wuhan, Hubei province at about 9:30 pm.

The Airbus 320 airplane has been in service for more than 12 years.