British Airways plane is struck by LIGHTNING on approach to Heathrow forcing urgent diversion

A British Airways plane was struck by lightning on its approach to Heathrow Airport on Sunday afternoon. A British Airways plane has been struck by lightning on its approach to Heathrow Airport. A passenger shared this image, which they said was taken from the flight A map showing the flight's route shows the plane travelling on a smooth course before suddenly circling and zigzagging away from Heathrow Another man, whose son and grandson were onboard, described it as the 'flight from hell' after passengers were delayed by over heated brakes in Stuttgart before being diverted in the UK due to lightning. A map showing the flight's route shows the plane travelling on a smooth course before suddenly circling and zigzagging away from Heathrow.