After dramatic footage captured a BA plane being struck by lightning, pilots reveal how often bolts hit aircraft, what they do to them - and whether passengers should be worried...

EXCLUSIVE After dramatic footage captured a BA plane being struck by lightning, pilots reveal how often bolts hit aircraft, what they do to them - and whether passengers should be worried...

Here one former pilot reveals why lightning is nothing more than a 'nuisance' Lightning causing a plane to crash is very rare - but it has happened READ MORE: Why the act of 'rawdogging' flights has mental-health benefits By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor Published: 14:11 BST, 8 July 2024 | Updated: 14:30 BST, 8 July 2024 e-mail 5 View comments Dramatic footage captured the moment a British Airways plane was struck by lightning on its approach to Heathrow Airport on Sunday. One passenger described the event as 'shocking'. But how worried should passengers be if their plane is struck by lightning? Not very worried at all is the answer from the experts.

Here veteran former pilot Terry Tozer, author of Confessions of an Airline Pilot - Why Planes Crash , Air Canada captain Doug Morris and James Moy, a flying instructor at Flight Sport Aviation , reveal how common lightning strikes are and what happens to a plane when it's struck by a bolt. How common are lightning strikes on planes? Dramatic footage captured the moment a British Airways plane was struck by lightning on its approach to Heathrow Airport on Sunday Read More EXCLUSIVE How posh does BA get? It's first class vs business as we film flights between Heathrow and New York Writing in his book This Is Your Captain Speaking, Dou.