Jet window ‘breaks off’

CHINESE authorities and Airbus are investigating why a plane’s cockpit window detached during a flight, forcing an emergency landing.

Sichuan Airlines Flight 3U8633 was en route from Chongqing, China, to Lhasa, Tibet, on Monday morning when the cockpit window on the A319 jet broke off, according to the website of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

The co-pilot’s seatbelt prevented him from being sucked out of the plane, which made an emergency landing in Chengdu, China. Airbus said it has assigned a team to investigate.