Hit by lightning, AirAsia flight returns

BENGALURU: An AirAsia India flight, which took off on Tuesday morning from Bengaluru to Hyderabad, was struck by lightning as it neared the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport there and had to return. None of the passengers on board was hurt but the aircraft suffered some damage. The Airbus A320 which took off at 7.39 am had 91 passengers on board, said an airport source. This included two wheel-chair-bound passengers as well as children, he said.