A Delta flight was over Oklahoma on its way to Orange County from Atlanta on Thursday afternoon when the captain came on the public address system with a startling announcement.
A crack had formed in the co-pilot's windshield at 34,000 feet and was slowly spreading across the window.
The captain told his passengers that no air was leaking into the airplane, and no glass had broken into the airplane, but the flight could not continue on to Santa Ana, and was going to make an emergency landing at Dallas-Fort Worth.
"They declared an emergency, and he said I just want to let everybody know that everything is fine, we're in full control. They're both Navy pilots. Made us feel great. Navy pilots up there," said Mike Fleming, a passenger aboard the flight.
Despite the confident voice up front, Fleming was still a bit apprehensive.
"He made us feel very comfortable, but I've got to tell you, knowing that you're that high, and knowing that, because my son and my nephew fly, so I know what happens if a windshield goes out, the decompression problems. So I was sitting there, kind of knowing a little more than everybody else did," said Fleming.
But there was nothing in the end to worry about.
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The Boeing 737 landed at Dallas safely, and no one aboard the flight was injured.
"The passengers were put on another (Delta) plane, which landed safely in Orange County," said Delta's Chris Kelly-Singley.
The cause of the crack is under investigation.
