“It Just Exploded”: Southwest 737-700 Windshield Shatters Despite No Apparent Impact

A Southwest Airlines flight from Albuquerque to Baltimore was forced to make an emergency landing in Tulsa on Monday after the cockpit windshield suddenly shattered while at cruising altitude. The Boeing 737-700 was approximately one hour into the three-hour flight when cracks began to form in the glass before it fractured.