“Airlines usually strictly prohibit the introduction of rodents on board the aircraft because these animals can bite through electrical wires that are crucial for the operation of the aircraft,” he emphasizes. “The Guardian”. A surprising situation occurred on an SAS plane flying from Oslo to Malaga.
The plane landed earlier. The reason was a mouse that jumped out of the meal
“Believe it or not, the woman next to me opened her food and a mouse jumped out” – one of the passengers wrote on Facebook.After this incident plane landed in Copenhagen, and the passengers arrived in Malaga on another plane. “This is something that happens very rarely. We have established procedures for such situations, which also include reviewing meals with our suppliers to ensure this does not happen again,” an SAS spokesman explained in a statement. “The Guardian” reminds that this is not the first time the rodent has caused a commotion on board a plane.
Rodents on the plane and high costs
In 2017, a British Airways flight to San Francisco was prevented from taking off from London Heathrow Airport after a mouse was spotted on board. After a four-hour delay, passengers were transferred to another plane. The delay cost the British airline about £250,000. The Guardian reports that the unplanned landings are not always caused by technical problems. Last year flight United Airlines flight from Houston to Amsterdam diverted to Chicago after unruly passenger Classes business owner made a fuss because the meal he had chosen was not available at the time.