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In flying from Moscow to Seoul by Russian aircraft A330 was struck by lightning

Russian Aviaton » Thursday December 3, 2015 20:38 MSK
Business class cabin of the A330 Aeroflot "Eugene Svetlanov" | © Alexey Kondratov

In flying from Moscow to Seoul by Russian aircraft A330, owned by Aeroflot, was struck by lightning. As a result of incident nobody has suffered, the crew managed to safely land the ship, told  Interfax a source in the airport of the Korean capital Seoul Incheon.

"While no damage was noted, but the aircraft were suspended from flight", — quotes its words Agency.

Thus, according to TASS, the liner two hours later flew to Sheremetyevo airport without delay. "Soon it needs to arrive at the destination", — told the Agency interlocutor, noting that such incidents are not uncommon and the equipment of modern aircraft does not suffer from lightning discharges.