A United Airlines flight from Denver to Los Angeles was forced to divert to Salt Lake City last week after the aircraft’s window cracked midair, officials said.

Flight 1093, a Boeing 737 Max 8, was about 180 nautical miles southeast of Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 16 when the crew decided to divert due to a crack in one layer of the plane’s multilayer windshield, according to The Aviation Herald , a website that publishes reports about commercial aviation accidents and incidents.

The aircraft landed safely in Salt Lake City about 50 minutes after departure. There were approximately 134 passengers and six crew members on board.

“On Thursday, United flight 1093 landed safely in Salt Lake City to address damage to its multilayered windshield,” a United Airlines representative told K

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