Created Monday, Apr 18th 2022 16:20Z, last updated Monday, Apr 18th 2022 16:20Z
A TUI Airlines Nederland Boeing 787-8, registration PH-TFL performing flight
OR-703 from Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was enroute at FL390 about 150nm east of San Juan (Puerto Rico) and about 490nm northeast of Curacao (Curacao) when the crew decided to divert to Curacao due to a crack in the windshield. The aircraft landed safely on Curacao's runway 10 about 90 minutes after turning around.
The airline reported the captain noticed a crack in the windshield and decided to divert to Curacao. All hotels in Curacao are busy, about a hundred passengers could not be immediately be accomodated, the airline is applying all resources to find shelter for the passengers, they even tried an empty nursing home.
