An Austrian Airlines plane had its windscreen shattered and nose cone torn off after flying through a thunderstorm

• An Austrian Airlines plane flew through a thunderstorm on Sunday. 
• The plane was pelted by hail, shattering its windscreen and tearing off its nose.
• All 173 passengers and six crew members were unharmed and made a safe landing in Vienna.

An Austrian Airlines plane traveling from Spain to Austria was left severely damaged after flying through a thunderstorm on Sunday.

"We confirm that on Sunday's flight OS434 from Palma de Mallorca to Vienna, an Airbus A320 aircraft was damaged by hail," the airline said in a statement to BI.