Hundreds of passengers are stranded at Stansted Airport after lightning strikes damaged aircraft fuelling systems, grounding flights.Flights have been cancelled or delayed and some are being diverted away from landing.The airport said its aircraft fuelling system was "unavailable" for a period earlier due to a lightning strike.A spokeswoman said engineers had since restored the system but "flights may be diverted, delayed or cancelled"."We apologise for the inconvenience and advise all passengers to check with their airlines for their latest flight updates," she said.Passengers have described being stuck on planes for hours waiting to take off, while others are waiting in an already crowded departure lounge for information.Skip Twitter post by @Licheri
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