If you've flown on a plane, you may have been reminded to open the window shades during takeoff or landing. This seemingly unimportant routine plays a part in ensuring your safety during an emergency.

Raising window blinds during takeoff and landing on an airplane has an important safety reason. Black woman on a plane [Unsplash] Raising window blinds during takeoff and landing on an airplane may ...

CLEVELAND -- Passengers on a Southwest Airlines plane first heard a loud pop and then scurried away when they saw a jagged crack in a window that forced the jet to land in Cleveland on Wednesday. Some ...

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese defense aircraft carrying eight people made an emergency landing at a commercial airport in central Japan Thursday after a cockpit window inadvertently slid open during its ...

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (DC News Now) — A Dulles-bound United Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing on Tuesday, April 18 after a cockpit window opened up while the plane was airborne. The ...

They didn’t protect the border. A Delta Airlines passenger was understandably nervous after the frame encircling their window toppled off during a rocky landing, as detailed in a Reddit post taking ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- An Alaska Airlines flight bound for California made an emergency landing in Portland Friday after a panel blew out mid-air. Our sister station KABC-TV in Los Angeles obtained a photo ...

A Boeing plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Japan Saturday, after the crew found a crack in the cockpit window . The fracture was found on the outermost of four layers of windows ...