- Aeroméxico flight 404 departed for the United States but in the middle of a storm over the Gulf of Mexico it was struck by lightning.
- To comply with current protocols, the ship returned to land for review.
- Less than 30 days ago, another Aeroméxico flight had another problem on takeoff: a group of birds entered one of the turbines and also had to return to the ground.
The recent problems caused by traffic congestion at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) made us think the worst.
The news of emergency return of an Aeroméxico plane struck by lightning generated, in principle, anxiety among the relatives of the passengers who had embarked, but fortunately nothing serious happened.
The Aeroméxico plane was returned to CDMX as part of the usual procedures that are carried out after going through an atypical meteorological situation, in which a plane is struck by lightning.
It all happened late at night on July 5, when Aeromexico Flight 404 which had Mexico City as its origin and New York as its destination, decided to return to the starting point after being struck by lightning in the air and in the middle of a storm.
The account of AICM Twitter He said that the plane was hit by the electrical discharge over the Gulf of Mexico and the airline confirmed it.
The plane, which returned to the AICM, was not declared in an emergency situation because it had no damage.
From the airline they said that the standard procedure is that the ship is put into maintenance since although they are designed to withstand this kind of meteorological events, certain protocols must be followed.
Flight 404 hit by lightning landed safely at 9:33 p.m. on Tuesday and passengers will depart for NY after rigorous checks.
“Aeroméxico flight 404 bound for New York returned to CDMX as a precaution, as it was struck by lightning, this did not represent an emergency. He landed at 9:33 p.m. without incident. The flight will resume soon. We suggest being in contact with the airline,” the AICM Twitter account said.
airplane #Aeromexico shocked last night by #ray in full flight over the #GulfOfMexico was able to return safely to the #Mexico City. This is the route that led to #New Yorkaccording to the specialized site #FlightRadar24. pic.twitter.com/eDh1P8M14o
— ReaderMx (@ReaderMx) July 6, 2022
Reactions to Aeroméxico Flight 404 struck by lightning
On social networks, the comments revolved around to the Aeroméxico flight number: 404.
The classic “Error 404” is the HTTP code that servers send to users when the URL they are trying to access does not exist.
This message is found when a website has been deleted or the address has simply not been written correctly. At that moment, a warning type appears on the screen “Error 404 not found” or “404 page not found”.
Some brands use it to make branding and take advantage of the error to draw the attention of users.
In the case of the problem with the Aeroméxico plane 404, the flight number was widely commented on the networks, so it became a trend.
Meanwhile the aeromexico flight 404.
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– 𒆜David Ơjeda𒆜 (@SoyDavidOjeda) July 6, 2022
It is that this flight should not exist pic.twitter.com/jdKsw3nnXd
— #OutBaca #OutCata #OutOrdiales (@chucho_lestat) July 6, 2022
It must be remembered that on June 28 a more serious episode occurred when Aeroméxico flight 652, which was going to Chicago, had to return after taking off because a group of birds disabled a turbine.
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