The plane had previously been used for filming when the windows were taken off.
The Airbus A321 jet returned to the Essex airport after a crew member discovered the issue A plane took off from Stansted Airport with two missing windows made it to 15,000 ft in the air before anyone noticed. The Airbus A321 jet returned to the Essex airport after a crew member discovered the issue early in the flight last month. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch warned the incident could have resulted in ‘more serious consequences’.
It did not disclose what the filming event was for. The plane took off for the positioning flight to Orlando, Florida, on October 4 with 11 crew and nine passengers, who were all employees of the tour or aircraft operator, the report said. The passengers sat together in the middle of the plane.
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