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| Aurigny jet lightning strike on Guernsey to Gatwick route | Aurigny jet lightning strike on Guernsey to Gatwick route |
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| A plane flying from Guernsey was struck by lightning as it approached Gatwick Airport. | A plane flying from Guernsey was struck by lightning as it approached Gatwick Airport. |
| Aurigny's flagship jet, the Embraer 195, was caught in a thunderstorm on Thursday at about 11:15 BST. | Aurigny's flagship jet, the Embraer 195, was caught in a thunderstorm on Thursday at about 11:15 BST. |
| Flight GR605 was able to land normally and no-one was injured, Aurigny Air Services said. | Flight GR605 was able to land normally and no-one was injured, Aurigny Air Services said. |
| The airline did not to say how many passengers were on board, but it said the plane was grounded while engineers inspected minor damage to its tail. | The airline did not to say how many passengers were on board, but it said the plane was grounded while engineers inspected minor damage to its tail. |
| Heavy rain and storms have been spreading across much of England, causing flooding and travel problems. | |
| An airline spokesman said: "We were cleared to land by air traffic control and no other aircraft, operating in the same conditions, were similarly affected. Our aircraft landed normally and no-one was injured or adversely affected in any way." | An airline spokesman said: "We were cleared to land by air traffic control and no other aircraft, operating in the same conditions, were similarly affected. Our aircraft landed normally and no-one was injured or adversely affected in any way." |
| It said it was chartering a replacement aircraft to get passengers to and from London Gatwick on Thursday evening, although some passengers were due to experience disruption. | It said it was chartering a replacement aircraft to get passengers to and from London Gatwick on Thursday evening, although some passengers were due to experience disruption. |
| Some passengers complained on Twitter about a nine-hour hold up to the scheduled 32 minute flight. | Some passengers complained on Twitter about a nine-hour hold up to the scheduled 32 minute flight. |
| Another passenger, Dave Brooks, abandoned his trip after waiting at Gatwick for four hours, claiming there was "poor communication, delayed refreshments, no contingency plan". | Another passenger, Dave Brooks, abandoned his trip after waiting at Gatwick for four hours, claiming there was "poor communication, delayed refreshments, no contingency plan". |
| A company spokesman said one of its ATR72 aircraft was operating the route on Thursday at full capacity, "but due to its size, 72 versus 122 seats, it could not accommodate all the passengers booked to fly on the Embraer sectors". | A company spokesman said one of its ATR72 aircraft was operating the route on Thursday at full capacity, "but due to its size, 72 versus 122 seats, it could not accommodate all the passengers booked to fly on the Embraer sectors". |
| "We issued refreshment vouchers at Gatwick and we kept passengers informed... we got back as many passengers as we could," the company said. | |
| Passengers have experienced further disruption as fog has delayed all flights into and out of the Channel Islands on Friday. | Passengers have experienced further disruption as fog has delayed all flights into and out of the Channel Islands on Friday. |
| Aurigney said it had charted a 737 for Friday and had another on standby. | Aurigney said it had charted a 737 for Friday and had another on standby. |
| Were you on the plane? Did you see the plane being hit by lightning? You can share your comments and experiences in the following ways: | Were you on the plane? Did you see the plane being hit by lightning? You can share your comments and experiences in the following ways: |