11th February 2008

Emergency for Gatwick

Emergency for Gatwick bound plane hit by lightening

Lightning struck Gatwick Airport flight shortly after takeoff forcing it to return to Newark Airport to make an emergency landing, the airport operator said. Passengers on broad the Continental Airline Boeing 757 bound for Gatwick described a huge explosion shortly after taking off from the New York airport.

The port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs Newark airport, said no injuries were reported on Continental Flight 114. The plane was hit by lightning at about 22.45 Saturday night shortly after it took off for Gatwick.

Emergency crews were on full standby as the jet; with around 100 passengers on board made a rapid decent from 10.000ft to land safely back in Newark. The National Weather Service says there were some isolated thunderstorms in New Jersey on Saturday night. Passengers say the plane took off in torrential rain and thick cloud.

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