An Air Canada flight from Toronto to Tel Aviv got a shocking surprise when it was struck by lightning on approach to Ben Gurion airport on Sunday morning. Guy Katzovich, a passenger aboard the flight told ynet, "We were approaching Tel Aviv when all of a sudden we started to bounce around, and many people were throwing up, because the plane was rocking from side to side. "At a certain point the plane did an 180 degree turn, and we felt the plane start a climb, and the distance from Tel Aviv began growing on the navigation screen. " As a result of the strike, the pilot made an 180 degree turn and landed in Cyprus. The plane was carrying 300 passengers and crew members. The passengers were all transferred to hotels, and are set to depart for Israel at 4:30 PM on Monday.
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