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Flights, Airlines and Airports => Flights to Dalaman and Turkey, Airlines and Airports => Topic started by: hazel dorrington on March 17, 2012, 15:03:25 PM

Title: Lightening Strike
Post by: hazel dorrington on March 17, 2012, 15:03:25 PM

A first for me. On take off from Antalya airport our plane was struck by a lightening bolt on the wing. Although frightening at the time no damage was done and after returnining to the terminal for an hour long mechanical check we were passed ok to continue.
The effect at the time was as if we had hit something or an elephant had got loose in the hold.After a stunned silence and a few horrified faces the pilot soon informed us that we had been hit by lightening and there was nothing to worry about.

Title: Lightening Strike
Post by: Harmless on March 17, 2012, 15:37:46 PM

Eeeek

Title: Lightening Strike
Post by: marina on March 17, 2012, 15:58:55 PM

I'll second that Harmless!  :o

I'm not a nervous flyer but think that would have had me a bit worried!

Title: Lightening Strike
Post by: patrice on March 17, 2012, 16:14:19 PM

cricky ..frightening

Title: Lightening Strike
Post by: Ray1951 on March 17, 2012, 17:08:53 PM

Two years ago there was a terrible storm in Antalya. A group of us had boarded the bus which takes you to the aircraft. As we approached the aircraft with rain battering down and thunder and lightening ravaging the sky, we were told that the second bus had been struck by lightening.  Fortunately no one was hurt and the flight was delayed by only 40 minutes.