On March 22, Beijing time, many netizens posted that while taking a Wizz Air flight from London, England to Tromso, Norway, the plane was struck by lightning and had to land at Rovaniemi Airport in Finland. Many witnesses told Jimu News that the plane experienced violent turbulence after being struck by lightning. After landing, the passengers took about 8 hours by bus to arrive in Tromso. All of them have arrived safely.
Screenshots of netizen posts
A netizen posted: "I was struck by lightning on a plane." She said that on March 21, local time, she flew from London to Tromsø. The plane was supposed to land within 20 minutes, but due to a snowstorm in Tromsø, the plane could only go back and forth in the sky to prepare for landing and then be forced to climb. This lasted for about an hour and a half, but unfortunately it was struck by lightning on the way. "This was reported by the captain later. At that time, I thought it was lightning striking very close."
She recalled in the post that during the flight, the cabin lights suddenly turned off and on again, accompanied by a steely, mechanical failure sound, and then the red light in front of the cabin turned on. "This is the first time I have seen a cabin shrouded in red light." She said that the plane tried to land several times without landing. It ended in failure. "The plane was bumpy as if it was about to crash at any time. The guy on the left began to study the escape manual carefully, and the guy on the right was already preparing to say his last words. I was dominated by adrenaline, my heart was beating fast, and my hands and feet were shaking." Finally, the plane landed at an airport in Finland. "At the moment of landing, there was thunderous applause in the cabin and all the passengers were relieved. The crew informed us to leave by bus because the plane was struck by lightning and could no longer take off to Tromso."
Pictures from the scene (Source: Netizen who posted the picture)
The reporter noticed that many netizens on the same flight left messages in the comment area, saying that they were also on this flight. "We have a life-long friendship!" One of the netizens said that she had booked her trip from London to Tromso to see the Aurora half a month in advance, but the plane landed in Finland due to bad weather.
Many witnesses confirmed to reporters that they have all arrived safely in Tromso, Norway. After landing in Finland, they took a bus for about 8 hours to reach their destination. One of the witnesses described the plane shaking violently as it was about to land in Tromso. "Suddenly there was a 'boom' in my ears, and I saw a flash of lightning beside me, and then the plane started flashing red lights." He recalled that the plane shook violently and he was almost thrown up. "We landed in Finland at around 10pm local time, and then arranged for us to take the bus to Tromso. This journey was very difficult."
(Source: Hanglv Zongheng APP)
According to the Hanglv Zongheng APP, Wizz Air flight W95421 took off from London at 15:3 on March 21, local time, and planned to fly to Tromso, Norway. The flight trajectory showed that the plane circled as it approached Tromso Airport and finally landed in Finland.
