Ryanair crew ‘taped aircraft windscreen shut’
24.10.11
A Ryanair plane with 200 passengers on board was forced to turn back after tape used to patch up a pilot's window came loose, the Sun reports. Passengers 'watched in horror' as ground crew put the tape around the edge of the windscreen shortly before take-off from Stansted to Riga, Latvia.
The Irish Aviation Authority said the tape was being used as an extra precaution to secure a new window seal, but the pilot aborted the flight after 20 minutes when the tape started to become loose and made disturbing noises. Ryanair insists normal procedures were followed, and there was no danger to passengers or crew.
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