A United Airlines flight departing on the morning of December 1, 2025, was forced to return to its origin airport. As posted by Flightradar 24 Flight Spotters on Facebook, United flight UA1126 was departing from Memphis en route to Chicago when the windshield cracked on the Boeing 737 operating the route . The crew halted their climb and proceeded to return to Memphis.

The flight landed safely at Memphis and taxiied back to the gate. United allocated another aircraft to the flight, and it ended up departing several hours later. The aircraft, meanwhile, remains on the ground and will need repairs before it can reenter service. Simple Flying reached out to United Airlines for further information, but a representative was not immediately available for comment.

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