A Delta Air Lines flight from Boston to Rome was forced to turn around and head back to Logan Airport Sunday evening because of a lightning strike, the FAA said.
BOSTON - A Delta Air Lines flight from Boston to Rome was forced to turn around and head back to Logan Airport Sunday evening because of a lightning strike, the Federal Aviation Administration said.Delta Flight 112Delta flight 112 left Boston around 6:10 p.m. and was due to land in Rome at 8:15 a.m. Monday, local time.According to flight tracker FlightAware, the jet was about an hour into the flight over the Atlantic Ocean when it turned around and landed back at Logan at 7:20 p.m.
''Delta flight 112 operating from Boston to Rome returned to BOS out of an abundance of caution after encountering lightning,' Delta spokesperson Emma Johnson told WBZ in a statement.'The flight landed safely and without further incident. We are working to get our customers to their final destination as quickly as possible, and we apologize for the delay in their travel. The safety of our customers and people remains Delta's most important priority.
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