An unusual event occurred at the airport in Ponta Delgada in the Azores. Over 100 hamsters scattered on board one of the planes. The plane could not fly to the capital of Portugal for five days.
After arriving at the John Paul II airport in Ponta Delgada, the crew received information that they could not return to the capital of Portugal, Lisbon. It turned out that the hamster boxes in the luggage compartment were destroyed and the animals scattered. The search for rodents lasted for five days, it was reported on Monday.
There was a risk that animals might chew through the cables
In total, according to the carrier's authorities, 132 hamsters were transported by Airbus A321neo aircraft. By remaining inside the machine, they threatened the safety of the return flight. Animals could, for example, chew through electrical cables.
Data from the TAP passenger airline show that the cargo, apart from hamsters, also included, among others: domestic ferrets and birds, ordered from one of the pet stores in Ponta Delgada. TAP is the largest Portuguese passenger carrier.
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