Plane struck by lightening during Storm Darragh

A plane was forced to land back at Manchester Airport on Thursday afternoon (05 December) after being struck by lightening during Storm Darragh.

The Loganair flight from Manchester to Aberdeen was forced to turn around just half an hour into its journey, after departing Manchester Airport at 16:30GMT.

It is understood no-one was hurt and both passengers and crew managed to disembark the plane safely.

The airline had posted on social media just hours earlier to warn of potential disruption because of heavy rain and wind.

A Loganair spokesperson said: "Loganair can confirm flight LM26 from Manchester to Aberdeen was diverted back to Manchester following a lightning strike.

"The aircraft landed as normal and our team is currently arranging onward travel for customers to reach their final destination.

"The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is of the utmost importance to us at Loganair.

"We thank our customers for their patience and understanding, and our ground crews for their assistance."

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