Air Canada flight hit by lightning
Published:Monday | August 22, 2011 | 12:00 AM
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC):
An Air Canada flight from Toronto was struck by lightning as it approached Bermuda during a severe thunderstorm on Saturday, officials said.
No one was injured and the flight landed safely during the storm which triggered lightning alarms at L.F. Wade International Airport, grounding flights.
Passengers on board Air Canada's flight 942 said the plane had taken a hit on its approach into the island.
Airport General Manager Aaron Adderley said five flights were affected after the airport's detection system sounded at 1:40 p.m. Bermuda time.
"As per our standard safety operating procedures during lightning activity, all operations on the ramp, including aircraft refuelling and the loading and offloading of passengers and baggage, were suspended," Adderley said.
The Bermuda Weather Service sounded the all-clear at 3 p.m.
Air Canada's return flight to Toronto, delayed by more than two hours, left Bermuda without incident at 3:25 p.m.