An aeroplane bound for Heathrow had to be grounded at JFK airport, New York, on Sunday after a mouse was spotted in the cabin before take-off.
The possibility that the rodent could have gnawed through wires was enough for the pilot to call in a replacement aircraft… More than 300 passengers were delayed after the pilot refused to fly in a situation reminiscent of the film Snakes on a Plane.
In the film, a cargo of poisonous snakes breaks loose mid-flight and causes havoc by attacking passengers and crew as well as ripping out electrical cables, causing short circuits on the aircraft.
Andy Picken, 47, who had been to the US with his wife Jenny to celebrate her 40th birthday, told the Sun he had to wait three hours for a substitute plane to arrive at midnight.
“We thought it was a joke, but the captain said we all had to get off.
“It is amazing that something as small as a mouse disrupted a transatlantic jet.”
Delta Airways reportedly described the stoppage as “standard procedure”.
Source:CNN
By: KabirT - 23rd October 2009 at 06:13
2-3 Air India flights went through this in recent months. 😀
By: T5 - 23rd October 2009 at 03:54
…a situation reminiscent of the film Snakes on a Plane.
In the film, a cargo of poisonous snakes breaks loose mid-flight and causes havoc by attacking passengers and crew as well as ripping out electrical cables, causing short circuits on the aircraft
No, I don’t think so. Mouse on a Plane doesn’t sound quite as threatening as Snakes on a Plane, but never mind!
It seems like a very sensible decision to me though, even if poor old Mr Picken was not happy with the three hour wait for a new aircraft to arrive. I expect he would have been even more disappointed had the flight have gone ahead and the mouse had have gnawed its way through a wire or two. Personally though, I think the little thing would have much preferred some cheese from the first class cabin.
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October 23, 2009 at 3:16 am