Monday, July 08, 2024 - A British Airways plane was struck by lightning on its way into Heathrow Airport forcing the flight to be diverted.
Passengers onboard Flight BA919 from Stuttgart to
Heathrow told of their 'shock' after the dramatic incident which forced crews
to divert to Gatwick.
The flight left Germany just after 1pm local time
(12pm BST) and was due to land at Heathrow at 1.40pm.
The BA flight from Stuttgart to Heathrow was
forced to divert to Gatwick after it was hit by a lightning bolt, according to
the Sun.
Passenger Robert Rossall, who was returning from a trip to
Germany for the Euros, praised the response by the captain and his crew,
telling MailOnline: 'The captain made a decision to land at the safer airport
given the conditions and lightning strike.
'Once on the tarmac, he was informative and even walked the
length of the plane to talk to all passengers. The cabin crew passed around
bottled water and were calming. [It was] very professionally handled.'
The diverted flight arrived just under an hour late
at Gatwick at 2.24pm this afternoon.
A spokesman for British Airways said: 'BA919 diverted to
Gatwick earlier this afternoon due to weather-related conditions in the region.
'The flight landed just before 2pm. Customers were driven
from Gatwick to Heathrow.'
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