LOT Polish Airlines
says one of its planes was struck by lightning shortly after takeoff on
Thursday, prompting the plane to return to Warsaw, where it landed safely.
Airline spokesman
Krzysztof Moczulski said the lighting hit a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that was en
route to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.
He said passengers
left the plane and were transferred to an airport terminal, and the flight was
set to continue with another aircraft in the early afternoon.
Polish news channel
TVN24 quoted a passenger as saying the travelers experienced a terrifying
moment aboard the plane.
LOT planes are struck by lightning around 10 times a year, Moczulski said that. -AP
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