Hailstorm causes major damage to nose, cockpit windows of Austrian Airlines plane

Austrian Airlines plane suffers severe damage in hailstorm

Intense hail and turbulence smashed the plane's windscreen and nose as it flew from Spain to Austria.

Hail damages cockpit windows and nose on Austrian Airlines flight from Majorca

The jet managed to land safely in Vienna and officials say the storm cell was not visible on the radar.

Austrian Airlines plane damaged by hailstorm during flight

VIENNA: A hailstorm badly damaged a passenger plane approaching Vienna on Sunday (Jun 9), the airline said, as Austria grappled with violent thunderstorms and widespread flooding. Hail broke off part of the nose and left cracks in the cockpit windows of the Austrian Airlines aircraft, which was carryi

Austrian Airlines plane's nose, cockpit windows damaged during flight by severe hail storm

An Austrian Airlines airplane’s nose and cockpit windows were severely damaged by hail during a flight from Spain to Austria after encountering a thunderstorm cell, officials say.

Austrian Airlines plane severely damaged after flying through hailstorm

Dramatic images have emerged showing the front of an Austrian Airlines plane severely damaged after it flew through a hailstorm, forcing its pilots to make a "mayday distress call." A spokesperson for the airline told FOX Business that the Airbus A320 aircraft was flying from Palma de Mallorca in Spain’s Balearic Islands to Austria on Sunday when it "encountered a thunderstorm cell during approach to Vienna, which according to the cockpit crew, …

Austrian Airlines Flight Suffers Major Nose Damage in Mid-Air Hailstorm

Another day, another mid-air fiasco -- this time, an Austrian Airlines plane lost its cockpit nose after a hailstorm pounded the aircraft up in the sky. Check out the pic ... the commercial jet's nose was smashed during its trip from Mallorca,…