Plane diverts to Heathrow after windshield shatters mid-flight

An American Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow - after the windshield cracked midair.

The flight was travelling from Milan en route to JFK when it diverted to London.

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The plane, which had 183 passengers on board, took off from Milan at 10am and landed at Heathrow at 11.28am.

AirLive.net broke the news on Twitter:

One cabin crew member, Jack Hudock, shared a picture of the cracked windscreen on Twitter, which AirLive.net also posted:

Jack wrote: "I was on the flight. Textbook emergency landing. I was working crew. Not pilot though."

A spokesperson said to MailOnline: "We apologise to our customers for the inconvenience. We are re-accommodating the passengers on other flights from London to New York."