A flight from Frankfurt to Dublin is returning after U-turn over UK.
The Lufthansa flight LH980 departed Frankfurt on runway 25C to Dublin at 16:07 CEST.
The Airbus A321 (registration D-AISG) was cruising at 34,000 feet and entering Britain’s airspace when the crew decided to turn around due to a lightning strike according to exclusive info from passenger to AIRLIVE.
UPDATE 18:15 CEST
Flight LH980 has landed back in Frankfurt on runway 25R, more than 2 hours after departure.
UPDATE 18:25 CEST
Back on stand.