The plane was in the air for just minutes before lightning struck, damaging the plane's weather radar and forcing an emergency landing.

Flying through storms is fraught enough without a lightning strike to worry about ...

According to local media reports, including Daily Mirror – Sri Lanka, passengers reported hearing a loud bang following the lightning strike and briefly saw flames or sparks coming from one of the ...

An IndiGo aircraft carrying 141 passengers was struck by lightning at Kolkata airport, causing a brief power failure and emergency response, though all passengers and crew remained safe.

An IndiGo aircraft at Kolkata airport was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm, causing a temporary power outage. All ...

After a report that a lightning strike had forced the pilot of a Charlotte-bound American Airlines flight to make a sharp turn back to Heathrow Airport in London, England, the airline on Saturday ...

A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta was forced to declare an emergency and divert to Indiana after the crew reported a potential lightning strike mid-flight, according to an airline ...

19:49, Sat, Jun 13, 2026 Updated: 16:29, Sun, Jun 14, 2026 A flight carrying 207 passengers and 16 crew members has been struck by lightning mid air. Passengers on the SriLankan Airlines flight UL606, ...

KOLKATA: A lightning struck an Agartala-bound IndiGo aircraft, with 141 passengers and six crew members on board, moments before departure at the Kolkata airport on Friday morning. An immediate power ...

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