Lightening strike for easyJet plane
29.11.09
An easyJet plane turned back to Gatwick after being struck by lightning yesterday, the Express reports. The strike caused a flash and a bang in the plane about 45 minutes in to the flight to Lanzarote, with the jet turning back as a precaution.
The Airbus 319, with 136 passengers on board, took off in stormy weather at 08:30. One of the passengers told the newspaper: 'There was a huge flash and a loud bang. The plane shuddered and there was quite a lot of turbulence, the worst I have ever experienced. Then the aircraft dropped dramatically and some people were quite scared. When we landed back in Gatwick, we had fire-engines chasing us down the runway.'
After checks, the passengers flew in the same plane to Lanzarote, where they landed 4 hours late. An easyJet spokesman told the Express there was no evidence of a fault as a result of the strike.
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