You’ve heard about snakes on a plane, but what about hamsters?
A Portuguese airline was forced to ground one of its passenger planes last week after 132 hamsters broke free from their cages in the cargo hold and began running freely throughout the plane, according to local media.
A TAP Portugal flight from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada Airport on November 13 was carrying a full flight of passengers as well as a group of small animals on its way to a pet store in the Azores. Along with hamsters were rodents and birds.
Upon arriving at its destination, baggage handlers opened the cargo hold to find the hamster running amok.
Local news outlet Correio da Manhá reported that the hamster had done so Chews through their carriers Before going to the nooks and crannies of the plane.
There was a fear that escaped rodents could chew through the aircraft’s electrical wiring if left to run through the aircraft for too long.
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The pictures he got Telegraph The New York Post shows one hamster being held by a worker and another being pulled from the corner of the plane.
Workers spent four days inspecting the plane for any rodents. Once all 132 aircraft were recovered, the Airbus A320 finally returned to Lisbon on Sunday without passengers.
The plane will do so, Correio da Manhá reported Undergo a comprehensive examination To ensure that rodents do not cause any damage.
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