Lightning strikes Indian passenger plane
A IndiGo Indian airline aircraft was damaged during its flight from Patna to Lucknow due to a lightning strike as it was approaching Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. The incident resulted in damage to the front of the plane and a puncture in its nose cone. The pilots managed to land the aircraft safely eight minutes before its scheduled arrival, and none of the 104 passengers or the six crew members were injured. Following the incident, the Civil Aviation Authority of India decided to ground the aircraft for comprehensive maintenance, and a replacement plane was used to transport the passengers.
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