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Manchester flight to the Caribbean declares emergency and returns to Heathrow over 'crack in plane windscreen'

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A flight from Manchester to the Caribbean declared an emergency and was forced to turn around earlier due to a crack in the plane's windscreen.

The 11:15am Virgin Atlantic flight from Manchester Airport was just a short time into its eight hour journey to Bridgetown in Barbados when the captain made the decision to return to the UK.

According to online flight trackers it transmitted code 7700 indicating a 'general emergency' whist close to the south west coast of the UK. READ MORE: Mass brawl involving 50 people in Aldi car park 'sparked by man asking for girl's number' The airline says this was done as a 'precaution' and was the result of an 'in-flight

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