Lightning struck a passenger plane of Ural Airlines during its landing at the Sochi airfield. After the incident, the aircraft was removed from flights to check its technical condition.
Representatives of Sochi airport reported that on January 18, a passenger plane of Ural Airlines was struck by lightning while landing. After the incident, the aircraft was grounded for technical inspection. Passengers on the canceled flight were rebooked on the next flight of the airline.
The plane, struck by lightning, landed safely, no people were injured.
The moment a lightning hit the aircraft was captured on camera by one of the passengers of the aircraft flying along the Moscow-Sochi route. The video has circulated on social media. The footage shows a bright flash that instantly illuminated the body of the aircraft, and frightened screams of passengers are also heard.