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20th Oct 2011, 13:37
From AFP:
"Last night there was an exceptionally big thunderstorm with a lot of lightning between about 7:30 pm and 5:30 am. Ten of our planes were hit by lightning," Finnair spokeswoman Inka Ikonen told AFP.
"Four of them were so close to the airport that they turned back," she said.
Three of the planes were en route to Finnish destinations, while the fourth plane was a charter flight to the Greek vacation resort Chania.
The six other planes were heading for Helsinki when they were struck.
Geez - 10 different planes in such a short time span... pretty amazing !
"Last night there was an exceptionally big thunderstorm with a lot of lightning between about 7:30 pm and 5:30 am. Ten of our planes were hit by lightning," Finnair spokeswoman Inka Ikonen told AFP.
"Four of them were so close to the airport that they turned back," she said.
Three of the planes were en route to Finnish destinations, while the fourth plane was a charter flight to the Greek vacation resort Chania.
The six other planes were heading for Helsinki when they were struck.
Geez - 10 different planes in such a short time span... pretty amazing !