Flight UL606 was leaving Colombo Airport last week when the bolt of lighting damaged one of the plane's engines, leaving more than 200 passengers on the flight to Sydney fearing for their lives.

A SriLankan Airlines flight was forced to turn around on Friday after it encountered lightning while flying to Sydney from Colombo.

Flight UL606 was leaving Colombo Airport last week when the bolt of lighting damaged one of the plane's engines, leaving more than 200 passengers on the flight to Sydney fearing…