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In the plane, flying to Atlanta, struck by lightning

On Tuesday, pilots of a Delta flight heading to Atlanta were forced to make an emergency landing at an intermediate airport after lightning struck the plane with 164 passengers on board.

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A Delta Air Lines flight from Milwaukee to Atlanta was diverted to Chattanooga, Tennessee, due to a lightning strike. The plane landed safely, none of the passengers or crew members were injured, writes USA Today.

A representative of the airport Albert Waterhouse confirmed that the plane had landed at 16: 00 local time. According to him, the medium-haul passenger plane MD-90 carried the passenger 164.

“The aircraft will be thoroughly inspected to determine next steps to transport passengers to their final destination,” Waterhouse said in an emailed statement.

According to Time magazine, the last case is lightning strike caused the death of the aircraft, occurred in the USA in 1967 year. According to the National Lightning Observation Network (National Lightning Detection Network), referred to by Forbes magazine, in 2018, more than 17,8 million strong lightning discharges were recorded in the United States.

In addition to thunderstorms, clear-air turbulence can become extremely dangerous in the air. Consequences can be fractures, sprains and bruises. What is it, and what to do if the plane got into turbulence, read our early articles.

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