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BA flight forced to turn back over cracked window

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A British Airways flight en route to Portugal was forced to return to Gatwick Airport on Tuesday due to a minor technical issue, reported to be a cracked window.

Flight BA2660 was heading to Faro in the Algarve but diverted over north-western France in order to return to London Gatwick.

AirNav Radar, a flight data provider, posted on X that "a passenger window is cracked. Flight deck going through checks before deciding were to divert".

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