Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) reported that one of its flights made an emergency landꦆing on Wednesday after a mouse was discovered in a passenger's in-flight meal.
Mouse In Airplane Meal Forces Flight To Make Emergency Landing
A Scandinavian Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a mouse was found in a passenger's in-flight meal. The rare incident led to a diversion to Copenhagen, sparking concerns over airline safety protocols.
The flig🌳ht, en route from Oslo, Norway, to Malaga, Spain, was diverted to Copenhagen, Denmark, in accordance with the airline's safety protocols, as the rodent presented a ri🐎sk, according to SAS spokesperson Oystein Schmidt in a statement to AFP.
Pass🌳engers were later transported to Malaga on a different aircraft.
Airlines typꦡically enforce strict regulations regarding rodents on board to prevent potential damage, such as chewing through electrical wi🐎ring.
"This is something that happens extremely rarely," said SAS spokesperson Oystein Schmidt. "We have established🔯 procedures for such situations, which also include a review with our𓆏 suppliers to ensure this does not happen again."
“Believe it or not. A lady next to me … opened her food and a mouse jumped out,” wrote passenger Jarle Borrestad on Facebook, sharing a photo of hi🦂mself smiling alongside two women wꦕho were also smiling.
This markꦇs the second rodent-related travel disruption within a week, following a train service in southern England that was terminated when two squirrels boarde꧙d a carriage, and one refused to leave.
Rodent-related incidents are not unheard of. In 2017, a British Airways flight from Heathrow to San Francisco was dღelayed for four hours after a mouse was spotted onboard, costing the airline an estimated £250,000, as per Guardian.
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