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Pictured is the plane with a missing windshield panel. Photo: Sina Weibo

A brave pilot landed a plane carrying 119 passengers after one of its windshield panels blew out over Southwest China.

Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8633 from Chongqing made an emergency landing at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport early on Tuesday. 

Captain Liu Chuanjian managed to keep his cool as - 40 C winds blasted through the plane's opening at around 9,750 meters, media reported.

Pictured is a view from the cockpit. Photo: Sina Weibo

"It happened as the flight attendants were serving our meals. People were shocked," a passenger on board the Lhasa-bound flight told media. 

There was a feeling of weightlessness, the passenger said, adding many cried and vomited. 

Nine crew members were also on the plane.

While reports said the 119 passengers came out of ordeal unscathed, the co-pilot and a flight attendant were treated for minor injuries.

Miraculously, Liu was not visibly injured. 

Liu, who had served in the military before joining Sichuan Airlines in 2006, is now being hailed as a hero on Chinese social media. 

"I've got to say, this captain is awesome! This is what heroes are made of! He saved a plane full of lives," said Sina Weibo user "youfanlideyouhuijuan." 

Source: Global Times

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1102135.shtml

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