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One person called it the 'flight from hell' after the British Airways plane was struck by lightning on approach to the UK's busiest airport.

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Passengers on board the Flight BA919 from Stuttgart to Heathrow told of their 'shock' after the incident which forced crews to divert to Gatwick.

The flight was forced to divert to Gatwick during its journey from Stuttgart to Heathrow with one passenger saying the crew 'were amazing when our flight got struck by lightning'

A British Airways plane has been struck by LIGHTNING on its way into Heathrow Airport – forcing an urgent diversion.

A British Airways plane has been struck by LIGHTNING on its way into Heathrow Airport – forcing an urgent diversion.

A British Airways plane has been struck by LIGHTNING on its way into Heathrow Airport – forcing an urgent diversion.

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EXCLUSIVE: Passengers have been stuck in the chaotic scenes at Heathrow Airport on Friday following the evacuation of one of its terminals this morning.

Heathrow Airport was packed with passengers (Picture: @stefanisg; Mark Pusey/SWNS)

Travellers at Heathrow Airport terminal two caused 'chaos' and a 'crush' of people, when the terminal reopened following a security threat and evacuation

Travelers are facing delays of well over an hour for their flights to take off after police descended on Terminal 2 following reports of a 'suspicious item that needed to be checked out'.

Police were called to Heathrow's Terminal 2 on Friday morning which was quickly evacuated.

Terminal 2 at Heathrow has been evacuated

Holiday makers have shared images of emergency personnel on social media

Passengers posted videos of people milling around and large numbers of emergency services vehicles outside

Passengers posted videos of people milling around and large numbers of emergency services vehicles outside

The airport has been thrown into disarray following reports of a 'suspicious item that needed to be checked out', the Metropolitan Police said.

Holidaymakers are facing chaos at Heathrow Airport after emergency services evacuated Terminal 2, according to reports.