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(CNN) An Austrian Airlines plane was badly damaged by hail when the airborne jet hit a thunderstorm Sunday, Austrian Airlines said. The plane with 173 passengers and six crew onboard from Palma de Mallorca in Spain to Vienna, Austria landed safely at Vienna. #plane #vienna #austria #hail A mayday emergency call was made during the flight, says Austrian. Despite extensive damage to the nose and cockpit, the plane landed safely with no injuries reported. “Airbus A320 aircraft was damaged by hail on yesterday’s flight OS434 from Palma de Mallorca to Vienna. The aircraft was caught in a thunderstorm cell on approach to Vienna, which according to the cockpit crew was not visible on the weather radar,” Austrian Airlines said in a statement to CNN Monday.

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