Loganair flight to Aberdeen forced to return to Manchester after lightning cracks windshield
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dailyrecord.co.ukTerrified passengers heading towards Aberdeen were taken back to Manchester Airport after lightning caused the plane's windshield to crack.Reports on flight tracking sites show that flight LM26 was forced to turn around on the spot following the strike.
The plane was travelling from Manchester at around 4.30pm this afternoon, and was around half an hour into its journey to Aberdeen when it turned around.
As reported by the Mirror, trackers show the plane flying northwards before looping in the skies above Skipton and returning back to its departure point at around 5pm.
The Embraer ERJ 145EU plane reportedly climbed to 16,000 ft before pilots squawked the emergency code 7700 and decided to turn back.
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