An Icelandair plane was struck by lightning shortly after takeoff from the Keflavík International airport last Tuesday puncturing a hole in the aircraft’s nose. The Boeing 757 was bound for Denver Colorado where it landed safely on the scheduled time at 18.28 (6.28pm) later that day.
According to Colorado news network 9News Brandon Boldenow, a passenger on the plane took the photo above of the aircraft docked at the gate in Denver. The picture clearly shows damage on the plane's nose.
In an interview with 9News Boldenow said shortly after the lightning struck the plane, the pilot went on the intercom and told the worried passengers that all systems were normal. He said the pilot probably could not have known about the damage.
A spokesperson for Icelandair told 9News that the aircraft handling characteristics and notification systems were unaffected and the flight continued. The airline said lightning strikes are common and the pilots of the plane followed protocol.
Lightning strikes Icelandair flight bound for Denver http://t.co/zMLNZyYzJi *Brandon Boldenow* pic.twitter.com/Q6Mi2SI6Sk
— WFMY News 2 (@WFMY) April 8, 2015
An Icelandair plane was struck by lightning shortly after takeoff from the Keflavík International airport last Tuesday puncturing a hole in the aircraft’s nose. The Boeing 757 was bound for Denver Colorado where it landed safely on the scheduled time at 18.28 (6.28pm) later that day.
According to Colorado news network 9News Brandon Boldenow, a passenger on the plane took the photo above of the aircraft docked at the gate in Denver. The picture clearly shows damage on the plane's nose.
In an interview with 9News Boldenow said shortly after the lightning struck the plane, the pilot went on the intercom and told the worried passengers that all systems were normal. He said the pilot probably could not have known about the damage.
A spokesperson for Icelandair told 9News that the aircraft handling characteristics and notification systems were unaffected and the flight continued. The airline said lightning strikes are common and the pilots of the plane followed protocol.
Lightning strikes Icelandair flight bound for Denver http://t.co/zMLNZyYzJi *Brandon Boldenow* pic.twitter.com/Q6Mi2SI6Sk
— WFMY News 2 (@WFMY) April 8, 2015
