A Sichuan Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing after the cockpit windscreen shattered in mid-air, nearly sucking out the co-pilot.<br /><br />The video, filmed inside Flight 3U8633 from Chongqing to Lhasa on May 14, shows passengers using oxygen masks and a flight attendant saying, "Those exits cannot be opened" and "Be safe.”<br /><br />"The situation was very critical. The windshield was blown off at a 10,000-meter-high altitude. The aircraft was in a state of low pressure and a temperature was minus 30 to minus 40 degree Celsius," Jiang Wenxue, a Civil Aviation Administration official, was quoted as saying by state news agency Xinhua.<br /><br />The plane landed safely at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and none of the 119 passengers were harmed.<br /><br />The co-pilot suffered scratches and injured his waist while a flight attendant also suffered minor injuries, reports said.<br /><br />According to Sichuan Airlines, the reason was due to a "mechanical failure,” but no further details were available.<br /><br />Reports said the aircraft was an Airbus A319 and was cruising at 32,000 feet.
