By james art 
How often is commercial planes to be hit by lightning? Here’s what the experts say.
Seattle – Social media publications are spreading online, showing a lightning bolt, a triggering plane on Monday night as it flew over South Lake Union’s neighborhood in Seattle.
Air Lines Delta said he was aware of the reports and said the plane landed safely.
To what extent do common lightning strikes commercial planes? Here’s what the experts say.
“What do you ask, should they be afraid to get on the next airline? Absolutely not,” said Scott Hamilton, a consultant in the aviation industry.
According to aviation experts, lightning hits every commercial aircraft that flies on average once or twice a year.
One of the latest confirmed commercial airline flights that crashed in the United States due to lightning was in 1963; 81 people were killed in Pan AM flight, starting from Baltimore to Philadelphia.
But since then, the government has created more stringent sales aircraft provisions regarding lightning strikes. The federal aviation administration requires commercial aircraft to be able to withstand lightning and continue a safe flight and landing.
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“The service is built for conductivity and when the plane is struck by the flash, the charge protects the inside of the enclosure, but at the same time there is a small amount that passes,” an expert said.
On top of that, airlines are required to provide support checks after any lightning incident. Experts said that with these regulations, the chances of a plane crash were insignificant due to lightning.
“The odds are probably a billion to one,” Hamilton said. “If [passengers are] On the plane, when the lightning struck, unless the pilot tells you something different, I wouldn’t worry much about it. “
Delta officials said the plane, which could have been struck, arrived from Las Vegas and stated that the aircraft landed unobstructed and was taxed to the gate, where it was inspected and evaluated by the maintenance crews.