'Ladies and gentlemen, you may have noticed we were just hit by lightning': Pilot's extraordinary announcement to terrified passengers after plane was struck by THREE bolts at once

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         A bright flash of light and booming noises in a cramped seat thousands of feet in the air would be enough to put off even the most hardened fliers. But passengers landing at Birmingham airport on Friday afternoon were led by example as their captain coolly steered them through three lightning blasts and left it until afterwards to calmly explain what happened. Passengers spoke of a 'massive bang' as one of the bolts struck the body of the KLM service from Amsterdam, but the blasts had no effect on the landing, which proceeded as normal to touch down at 4.30pm.