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Rat on a plane stops flight from taking off 

A flight from Seattle to Denver was stopped moments before take off when a rat was discovered on-board. 

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A rat was found scurrying in the cabin of an Alaska Airline plane.


The Alaskan Airlines Boeing 737 jet had just left the gate and was taxing to the runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when the rodent was spotted scurrying in the cabin.

Passengers and crew were forced to disembark and board another aircraft causing a delay of 90 minutes to the flight. 

Spokesperson for Alaska Airlines, Bobbie Egan, said the plane would not be returned to full service until a full maintenance check was carried out. 

Workers will be checking to see if the rat has caused any damage to the aircraft's equipment or if it has chewed any wires. 

Pest control will also have to certify that the plane is rat free before it can return to service.

Egan said that the airline is still trying to work out how the pest got aboard the flight.

She said: 'Sometimes rodents can seek shelter in strange places.'

source: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/855470-rat-on-a-plane-stops-flight-from-taking-off


 




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