Cracked window causes Southwest pilots to divert 737-700

Pilots of a Southwest Boeing 737-700 diverted to Cleveland and landed safely May 2 after a window cracked in flight. Southwest flight 957 was enroute from Chicago Midway International to Newark Liberty International with 76 passengers aboard when the incident happened. The aircraft flew as high as 33,000 ft. before pilots began a descent, landing in Cleveland less than an hour into the flight. Less than 3 weeks ago, the crew of a Southwest 737-700 made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International after an inflight engine failure blew out a window, leading to the death of a passenger. In the latest incident, “the aircraft maintained pressurisation, as there are multiple layers of panes in each window. No emergency landing was requested, and the flight landed uneventfully with no reported injuries,” Southwest said. <br/>