Scandinavian Airlines flight makes emergency landing after mouse ...
Published September 21, 2024 12:53pm EDT
A passenger airplane traveling from Norway to Spain was forced to land after a rodent popped out of one of its in-flight meals.
The Scandinavian Airlines flight — traveling from Oslo to Malaga on Wednesday — was diverted from its route after a critter startled a woman opening her airline-provided food.
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A Scandinavian Airlines aircraft lands at Kastrup Airport in Kastrup, Denmark. (News Agency/Johan Nilsson via REUTERS / Reuters Photos)
Jarle Borrestad, a passenger on the plane that witnessed the rodent spring out of a nearby woman's packaged meal, told the BBC that those aboard the flight remained generally calm.
"This is something that happens extremely rarely," Scandinavian Airlines spokesperson Oystein Schmidt told Agence France-Presse.
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He continued, "We have established procedures for such situations, which also include a review with our suppliers to ensure this does not happen again."
People wait in line for a Scandinavian Airlines flight at the Arlanda Airport near Stockholm, Sweden. (TT News Agency/Ali Lorestani via REUTERS / Reuters Photos)
The flight was diverted to Copenhagen, Denmark for an emergency landing before passengers were put on another flight to complete their journey.
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The pit stop lasted only a few hours, Borrestad told the BBC.
