American Airlines flight diverted to Newfoundland due to a cracked windshield

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted October 29, 2017 2:18 pm EST

Updated October 29, 2017 2:19 pm EST

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In this Friday, June 3, 2016, file photo, an American Airlines passenger jet takes off from Miami International Airport in Miami. AP Photo/Alan Diaz

STEPHENVILLE, N.L. – An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Newfoundland on Saturday due to a cracked windshield.

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The Boeing 7-7-7 airliner landed safely at the Stephenville airport on Saturday afternoon.

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Flight 207 bound from Milan, Italy to Miami had 287 passengers and 14 crew on board.

American Airlines says it brought another plane to Stephenville and flew the passengers on to the U.S.

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