A passenger on board an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi to Paris capture some rare footage of lightning hitting an aircraft. Passenger Mitchell Stewart recorded the footage of the Boeing 777-300ER as it made its approach to Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport on Wednesday last week during some turbulent weather.

The aircraft went on to make a safe landing, landing at about 2:00 p.m. local time after a seven-hour journey from Abu Dhabi International Airport.

A spokesperson for Etihad said: "Around the world, aircraft are struck by lightning on a daily basis, and are equipped with devices which prevent the accumulation of static electricity. Following a reported lightning strike a maintenance procedure is completed before the aircraft is released for its next flight."

"The amazing footage captured by our guest on flight EY37 from Abu Dhabi to Paris demonstrates this brilliantly."