A British Airways plane was struck by lightning on its approach to Heathrow Airport on Sunday afternoon
Passengers onboard Flight BA919 from Stuttgart to Heathrow – some returning from Euro 2024 matches in Germany – 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.
But the poor weather forced the pilots to divert to Gatwick, where passengers arrived at around 2pm before they were driven to Heathrow.
One passenger, Jeco, told The Sun: ‘The crew were amazing when our flight got struck by lightning on the approach to Heathrow. It was shocking. The flight had to divert to Gatwick.’
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.’
