Lightning Strikes Passenger Jet en Route to Mexico City, Passengers Freak out: Horrified passengers in Mexico got a light show they were not banking on, when a thunderbolt hit the wing of their jet. Viva Airlines was en route to Mexico City when lightning hit the left wing ... a blinding flash of light followed. The heat was… #LightningStrike #PassengerJet #MexicoCity #AviationNews #FlightSafety