Footage shared to social media saw the BA A350-1041 parked at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport.With grey skies above, it was clear a storm was about to wreak havoc.
The terrifying clip was filmed by a passenger on Friday, as he awaited his flight home which was set to be on the very same British Airways plane.
But Bernhard Warr was left stunned by the 'huge storm' that was grounding flights.
'As we were watching out the window it was clear that lightning was striking near the airfield, so I went to capture some footage, thinking it would be good to have our aircraft in shot," he told Fox Weather.'I got lucky and the strike happened right in front of me!' he added.
Warr's footage shows stationary aircraft parked at the gate, with at least one member of airport staff standing beside it.
Footage shared to social media saw the BA A350-1041 parked at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport as it was struck by lightning
Footage shared to social media saw the BA A350-1041 parked at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport as it was struck by lightning
The aircraft reportedly passed an inspection and was able to fly again, but with a six-hour delay /All of a sudden, a bolt of lightning flashes from the murky sky and zapped the tail of the plane.
According to the Breaking Aviation News & Videos channel on X/Twitter: 'Following an inspection the aircraft continued to its destination with a six hour delay'.
Commercial aircraft, such as the one in the video, are hit by lightning only once or twice a year on average, according to the National Weather Service.
They also noted that the planes are designed and built to withstand lightning strikes.
However, once struck, the aircraft must undergo mandatory safety inspections, which tends to delay flights.
It comes after an American Airlines plane was diverted to Pittsburgh after a reported lightning strike last month.
Flight 4642 took off from Columbus, Ohio, for Boston, Massachusetts but the plane instead landed in Pittsburgh after the crew reported the aircraft had been hit by lightning.
All 74 passengers and crew on board landed safely at the Pittsburgh International Airport.
After the plane landed, fire crews did not detect visible damage on the aircraft - an Embraer 175 designed for short flights.