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Fri, 04/03/2009 - 18:08
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Virgin Blue jet hit by lightning
Lightning has hit a Virgin Blue plane, forcing it to return to Melbourne.
Flight DJ1370 was 10 minutes into its journey to Launceston this afternoon when the
plane was struck "multiple times" by lightning, a Virgin spokeswoman said.
The captain of the 737 jet, carrying 117 passengers and six crew, made an instant
decision to turn back to Melbourne.
"There was no panic, just a standard air return and no one was injured," the
spokeswoman said.
The plane was taken out of service for an engineering inspection and another
aircraft was being arranged to take the passengers to Launceston.
Flight DJ1370 was 10 minutes into its journey to Launceston this afternoon when the
plane was struck "multiple times" by lightning, a Virgin spokeswoman said.
The captain of the 737 jet, carrying 117 passengers and six crew, made an instant
decision to turn back to Melbourne.
"There was no panic, just a standard air return and no one was injured," the
spokeswoman said.
The plane was taken out of service for an engineering inspection and another
aircraft was being arranged to take the passengers to Launceston.
