A China Southern Airlines flight was forced to abandon its departure and return to the gate at Shenzhen airport over the weekend after the Airbus A321 aircraft was struck by lightning while taxiing.
Flight CZ3209, bound for the city of Wuxi in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, was waiting on the ground during a heavy thunderstorm on Saturday afternoon when the incident occurred, according to a report by The First Scene, a news portal under Shenzhen Media Group.
The incident came to light on...
Lightning hits China Southern Airbus A321 while taxiing, 20 strike marks found
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August 10, 2026
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Source: South China Morning Post | https://www.scmp.com/rss/91/feed - Read Original
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