United Airlines Flight UA16 returned to Newark after a lightning strike, delaying passengers' New Year’s Eve travel.

United Airlines Flight UA16, traveling from Newark to London, had to return to Newark after a lightning strike an hour into its flight off the coast of Maine. Passengers spent New Year’s Eve in Boston instead of London, with the flight eventually arriving 22 hours late. The FAA confirmed the strike, and while airliners face lightning strikes about once or twice a year, commercial jets are designed with protections to shield passengers and electronics.

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