Jakarta, goldensamoyed Indonesia
—
A number of tourists who were going on holiday experienced unexpected events after finding “uninvited guests” inside
plane
them.
Passengers on a flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands to the Caribbean saw a rat running around in the cabin.The KLM airline flight was initially bound for Aruba, and then scheduled to continue on to Bonaire Island.
However, passengers waiting to board a flight to Bonaire were told the flight had been canceled because the plane had to be grounded.
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A KLM spokesperson said on Tuesday (16/12) that this was a “very extraordinary incident”, which occurred on board their aircraft.
“The safety and well-being of our passengers and crew is always our top priority,” the spokesperson said, as reported
Fox News
.
“That’s why we canceled the flight from Aruba [to] Bonaire, so that the plane could be thoroughly cleaned before being put back into service,” he added.
In a video circulating on social media, people called the rat “giant”.The rat was seen scurrying across the overhead compartment curtain track inside the cabin.
Rats are considered to pose a serious risk to public health by spreading various diseases.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), health threats posed by mice include bacterial and viral diseases such as monkey pox (
monkeypox
), leptospirosis, and salmonellosis.
These rodents can also cause rat-bite fever (RBF), which can produce flu-like symptoms, including fever, vomiting, muscle aches and possibly a rash.
“RBF can be spread to humans through scratches, bites, or contact with rodent saliva or urine,” the CDC notes.
Rat incidents on planes have happened before.In 2023, a rat and an otter were smuggled in a passenger’s suitcase on a flight from Bangkok to Taiwan.At that time, an employee who was trying to catch the rat was bitten on the hand.
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