Lightning scare

Passengers flying from Wellington to Napier faced delays of nearly three hours yesterday after a plane was struck by lightning. A passenger on Air NZ flight NZ 8894 said the flight returned to Wellington Airport when it was struck by lightning after it took off at 3.20pm. “There was a big flash outside and the plane definitely shook a little bit, then after that there was quite a lot of turbulence,” he said. The passenger said people remained calm.