U22179 - Incident: Easyjet A320 at Manchester on May 12th 2024

An Easyjet Airbus A320-200, registration G-EZPD performing flight U2-2179 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was in the initial climb out of Manchester's runway 23R when the aircraft sustained a lightning strike. In the absence of abnormal indications the crew continued the flight to Amsterdam where the aircraft landed safely on runway 18R about 50 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam about 24 hours after landing.

A passenger reported the aircraft sustained a lightning strike in the initial climb out of Manchester. About 5 minutes later the captain announced that all indications were normal and they would continue to Amsterdam. The return flight to Manchester was cancelled.