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| Plane divert after lightning hit | Plane divert after lightning hit |
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| A Paris to Cardiff plane with 51 passengers on board had to be diverted to Exeter on Monday afternoon after being hit by lightning. | A Paris to Cardiff plane with 51 passengers on board had to be diverted to Exeter on Monday afternoon after being hit by lightning. |
| The passengers were transferred onto another plane and continued their journey to Cardiff. The plane was not damaged and no one was hurt. | The passengers were transferred onto another plane and continued their journey to Cardiff. The plane was not damaged and no one was hurt. |
| It is the second time in three days that a Flybe flight from France to Wales has had to be diverted. | It is the second time in three days that a Flybe flight from France to Wales has had to be diverted. |
| On Friday, an aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick. | On Friday, an aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick. |
| On Monday, the passengers on the plane which was struck by lightning arrived in Cardiff at 1410 BST. They had originally been due to arrive at 1230 BST. | On Monday, the passengers on the plane which was struck by lightning arrived in Cardiff at 1410 BST. They had originally been due to arrive at 1230 BST. |
| A spokeswoman for Flybe said the plane landed at Exeter because they have a maintenance depot there. | A spokeswoman for Flybe said the plane landed at Exeter because they have a maintenance depot there. |
| On Friday, a runway had to be closed at the West Sussex airport to allow the plane with 46 passengers on board, to land. | On Friday, a runway had to be closed at the West Sussex airport to allow the plane with 46 passengers on board, to land. |
| A spokesperson for Flybe said the landing followed a suspected technical fault on the plane which was flying from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cardiff. | A spokesperson for Flybe said the landing followed a suspected technical fault on the plane which was flying from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cardiff. |