Wizz Air’s Airbus A320 landed by emergency on Sofia Airport in Bulgaria after being hit by lighting strike. The airplace with 170 passengers on board was performing a flight from Kutaisi (Georgia) to Thessaloniki (Greece).
“Wizz Air’s W6 6401 flight from Kutaisi to Kavala on December 30 was redirected to Sofia after the aircraft was hit by a lightning strike. For the safety of everyone on board, the flight crew landed seamlessly in Sofia, and is currently undergoing an expert check. All ground passengers are provided with land transport from Sofia to Kavala”, says the official statement of Wizz Air.
The aircraft remained on ground for safety checks and ensuring the airworthiness.
There were no reported injuries among the passengers during the accident.
Wizz Air apologizes to all passengers for the inconvenience they have caused, but emphasizes that crew and passenger safety is their top priority.
The Airbus A320 is short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger twin-engine jet airliners manufactured by Airbus. The aircraft pioneered the use of digital fly-by-wire flight control systems, as well as side-stick controls, in commercial aircraft.
