BANGKOK, Aug 13 – Thai Airways International (THAI), the country’s national flag carrier, reported a cracked cockpit glass on Flight TG476 from Sydney to Bangkok prompted an early landing in Bali, Indonesia.

Pongpeera Paisarnkulwong, THAI vice president for aviation safety, security and standards, said the Boeing 747 aircraft departed Sydney at 10am local time yesterday carrying 273 passengers and 21 crew members.

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