Lightning Strikes Two Boston-Bound Airplanes

Posted on February 19, 2011 at 1:55pm by Emily Esfahani Smith
Print »
Email »

Two Boston-bound JetBlue airplanes were struck by lightning as a storm descended on Bean Town last night. The planes landed safely and no one was injured.

The Daily Mail reports:

They say lightning never strikes twice.

But passengers flying to Boston last night had a rough ride after two planes landed after being hit during a storm over a half-hour period.

The two JetBlue aircraft landed safely at Boston’s Logan International Airport in Massachusetts last night after a big storm of heavy thunder and lightning.

Nobody was injured on either flight.

Flight 446 from Tampa, Florida, landed just after 9:21pm on Friday after the pilots reported a smell of smoke in the cockpit as they headed towards the airport.

The crew did not explain what had happened to the Airbus A320 plane to the 82 people on board until after it had safely landed, said passenger Matt Schwartz, 36.

‘There was a lot of turbulence’ during the descent, he told the Boston Globe.

Flight 1328 from Baltimore, Maryland, was also struck by lightning and made a safe landing at 9:47pm. The Embraer 190 plane had 90 people on board.

Back to The Blaze »

Comments (8)

Dem Donkies R Poo
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 8:38pm
Just look at those wingtips, man. Electricity attractors. Who flies Jet Flume anyway?
Report Post » Log in to Reply Reply
jackact
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 6:44pm
The lightening was courtesy of Yankee Fans.
It was their response to the Red Sox starting rotation this year.
Report Post » Log in to Reply Reply
marcoman
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 3:35pm
Loveoursoldiers (I do too,) not to worry commercial aircraft are struck by lightning thousands of time a year. It doesn’t affect the airplane.
Report Post » Log in to Reply Reply
loveoursoldiers
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 9:48am
I bet those passengers have a new appreciation for life today!
and people assure me it is safe to fly?
terrorists
bird strikes
sleep deprived pilots
lightening

uh, huh
I’ll keep my feet on the ground.. that way I’ll be safe from all of the above AND the TSA
Report Post » Log in to Reply Reply
Bobby P
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 9:01am
As a Yankee fan I see this as more proof that God hates the Red Sox. LOL
Report Post » Log in to ReplyReply
- Maine932
  Posted on February 21, 2011 at 6:11pm
  That is not true…LOL
  Report Post »
Grasshopper42
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 7:09am
Shocking! Just shocking. I got a real charge out of this revolting story.
Report Post » Log in to ReplyReply
- Ruler4You
  Posted on February 20, 2011 at 4:50pm
  Lightening strikes airplanes almost on a regular basis. This isn’t news. It‘s a ’current’ event.
  Report Post »

It appears that you have Javascript Disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser preferences for a better user experience on TheBlaze. You can not comment without Javascript enabled.