HYANNIS — A Nantucket-bound Cape Air plane returned to Barnstable Municipal Airport minutes into the flight Friday after a window came open shortly before 11 a.m., said airline spokesman Michelle Haynes.
The nine-seat Cessna airplane took off with eight passengers at 10:50 a.m. and landed six minutes later, she said.
The open window led to a noisy few minutes but did not pose a safety risk, Haynes said, noting that the airline's small planes are not pressurized.
When the plane landed, a Cape Air station supervisor came out to meet the passengers, some of whom were cracking Friday the 13th jokes.
All of the passengers took a later flight except for one couple who were shaken up and decided to take the ferry after receiving a full refund from Cape Air.
"We're not sure what caused it to open, but it's extremely noisy," Haynes said. "At no time were passengers in danger from the top of that window opening. As soon as the pilot realized it, he turned around."
A Cape Air employee was among the eight passengers on the flight, she added.
Source: http://www.capecodonline.com
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