AirNam plane struck by lightning, flight delayed

AN Air Namibia flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Namibia on Monday night was delayed by 12 hours after it was struck by lightning on its way to Frankfurt on Sunday.

Concerned relatives of passengers who waited in vain for their loved ones at the Hosea Kutako International Airport this morning contacted The Namibian, worried about the delay. “The plane with the flight number SW285 suffered damage caused by lightning prior to landing in Frankfurt on Sunday,” Mia de Klerk, corporate communications manager at Air Namibia, told The Namibian when approached.”We informed the radio stations that the plane would be delayed,” she said.The plane took off from Frankfurt yesterday morning and landed at 17h20.”The maintenance facility in Frankfurt worked on the aircraft, but could not complete the work in the available time.This caused the delay of flight SW286 from Frankfurt to Windhoek,” De Klerk said.The passengers booked on SW286 were accommodated in the Frankfurt Sheraton Hotel.”The plane with the flight number SW285 suffered damage caused by lightning prior to landing in Frankfurt on Sunday,” Mia de Klerk, corporate communications manager at Air Namibia, told The Namibian when approached.”We informed the radio stations that the plane would be delayed,” she said.The plane took off from Frankfurt yesterday morning and landed at 17h20.”The maintenance facility in Frankfurt worked on the aircraft, but could not complete the work in the available time.This caused the delay of flight SW286 from Frankfurt to Windhoek,” De Klerk said.The passengers booked on SW286 were accommodated in the Frankfurt Sheraton Hotel.

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