LX1222 - Incident: Swiss BCS1 near Hanover on Aug 1st 2024

A Swiss International Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-100, registration HB-JBD performing flight LX-1222 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Gothenburg (Sweden) with 123 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL340 about 170nm south of Hanover (Germany) when the crew decided to divert to Hanover due to a cracked windshield. The aircraft landed safely on Hanover's runway 09L about 40 minutes later.

The airline cracks developed in the outer pane of the windshield prompting the crew to divert to Hanover as a precaution.