SICK: Plane Makes Emergency After Mouse Climbs Out In-Flight Meal

This will make you think twice before eating an in-flight meal.

A flight en route to Spain from Norway reportedly made an emergency landing after a live mouse was discovered in a passenger’s in-flight meal.

The incident occurred on a Scandinavian Airlines flight to Malaga, Spain.

Passenger Jarle Borrestad, who was sitting next to the woman who made the discovery, told BBC that the woman sitting next to him opened her meal as a mouse ran out of it.

The discovery caused the pilot to divert his path and make a landing so flight crews could capture the mouse and make an inspection for any more rodents.

A flight from Norway to Spain had to make an emergency landing in Denmark after a mouse scampered out of an in-flight meal that was served to a passenger.
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Here’s what CBS reported:

A flight from Norway to Spain had to make an emergency landing in Denmark after a mouse scampered out of an in-flight meal that was served to a passenger.

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The Scandinavian Airlines flight was traveling from Oslo, Norway to Malaga, Spain, CBS News partner BBC News reported. Passenger Jarle Borrestad told the BBC that he was seated next to the woman whose food the mouse was in.

As she opened the boxed meal, the mouse scurried out, he said. He said he pulled his socks over his pant legs so that the mouse did not crawl up, but stressed that people stayed very calm and “were not stressed at all.”

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Per NDTV:

Scandinavian Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Live Mouse Found In Meal
Passengers on the flight were later flown to Malaga on a different aircraft.

A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight from Oslo, Norway to Malaga, Spain was forced to make an emergency landing in Copenhagen, Denmark after a passenger discovered a live mouse in their in-flight meal. As a precautionary measure, the aircraft was diverted on Wednesday. According to SAS spokesperson Oystein Schmidt, the safety of passengers and crew prompted the diversion. Upon landing, the plane underwent a thorough inspection to locate the mouse, BBC reported.

According to the BBC, airlines usually have strict restrictions about rodents on board, since they can chew through electrical wiring.

Airline spokesperson Oystein Schmidt said, ”This is something that happens extremely rarely. We have established procedures for such situations, which also include a review with our suppliers to ensure this does not happen again.”

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