Passenger jets from Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) are parked on the tarmac at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 28, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP)

TOKYO - A passenger plane of Japan's largest airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) returned to its departure airport on Saturday after a crack was found in the cockpit window, local media reported.

The ANA Flight 1182 was flying from Sapporo to Toyama, as at around 11:20 am local time a crack was discovered in the cockpit window, Kyodo News reported.

The plane, a Boeing 737, returned and landed at Sapporo's New Chitose Airport at around 12:10 pm local time, it said.

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According to the Japanese carrier, there were no injuries to the 65 passengers and crew members, and alternative flights were arranged.