Advertisement

Alitalia flight struck by lightning bolt

Author thumbnail
Alitalia flight struck by lightning bolt
The Alitalia plane was struck by lightening on the way to Genoa in north-west Italy. Photo: Leandro Ciuffo/Flickr

A plane flying from Rome was hit by lightning on Wednesday morning, Italian media reported.

Advertisement

The Alitalia flight from Rome was struck by a lightning bolt at around 10.00am yesterday as it descended on Genoa airport in the north-west of Italy, Genova 24 news website said.

It was the second ill-fated flight of the week after a plane travelling from Ethiopia and bound for the Italian capital was hijacked on Monday and forced to land in Geneva.

Nobody was injured by the lightning bolt, and after a thorough inspection the plane was up in the air again at 5.30pm.

The stormy skies will do little to calm the fears of Italy’s air passengers, already shaken by the Ethiopian Airlines flight hijacking.

The flight from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa was diverted to Geneva after it was hijacked by the co-pilot, reportedly in a bid to seek asylum on European soil. After the plane was safely on the ground he was promptly arrested by Swiss authorities.

The passengers arrived in Switzerland unhurt, but said that there were “moments of intense fear” during the flight.

READ MORE: Hijacking: 'Passengers feared for their lives'

Don't miss a story about Italy - Join us on Facebook and Twitter.

More

Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.

Please log in to leave a comment.

See Also