BreakingAndrew Little was on an Air New Zealand flight that was struck by lightning this morning. The Labour Party leader has tweeted his flight from Wellington was struck, about 10 minutes out of Auckland. — Jodi Ihaka (@JodiIhaka) July 13, 2016Air New Zealand says that lightning strikes are not uncommon and aircraft are designed with this in mind. — Jodi Ihaka (@JodiIhaka) July 13, 2016@FlyAirNZ big shout out to the captain who brought us safely to earth after the plane was struck by lightning. The Labour press secretary and passenger on board the flight Jodi Ihaka said it was a scary experience but passengers were reassured after the ordeal by the pilot.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 13, 2016 21:43 UTC