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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
A - Nothing, it happens all the time.
B - They probably didn't even notice it.
Notice the lightning didn't go through the plane, it traveled from the front to the back then jumped to the ground. 
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ahhahaha first off have you ever been near a thunder storm, and second did you see the gifs??
No trust me even if the the pax didn't see the strike they sure as hell heard and probably felt it(imagine the turbulence caused by something that can be heard several miles away???
also as someone who has seen first hand what lighting strikes can do to a plane, ill tell you right now that it left holes somewhere not to mention burnt a bunch of the little rods that are place on the end of the control surfaces for just such occasions clean off.
worst case scenario plane went down. More likely it caused the electrical systems problems and popped a couple of breakers, which the pilots can quickly correct. Seeing how it stuck it might of damaged the radar.