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Passengers on a Thai AirAsia flight from Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport (BKK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) have been in hiss-terics after a stay snake was discovered contained in the Airbus A320 plane.
The slithering stowaway was noticed in one of many overhead compartments. The second was captured on video by one of many flight passengers and was uploaded to the TikTok account @wannabnailssalon.
The video reveals one of many cabin crew making an attempt to comprise the snake utilizing an empty water bottle. However, the snake was not enticed into the bottle and one other video clip reveals the cabin crew attempting to seize the creature in a bin liner.
The methodology proved profitable and the snake was contained till the flight landed in Phuket.
AirAsia confirmed the incident to CNN, stating that the snake was discovered onboard flight FD3015 which departed Bangkok on January 13, 2024. It will not be recognized how the snake managed to sneak onto the flight. None of the passengers additionally acknowledged or admitted to carrying the snake onboard.
Upon touchdown, airport security officers from Phuket sweeped the plane to test if different serpents or creatures have been onboard, however none have been discovered.
Other creatures flying excessive
This will not be the primary incident the place a snake has been discovered on an AirAsia flight. In February 2022, a snake was discovered on a flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Tawau Airport (TWU) in Sabah.
In this occasion, the slithery stowaway was discovered illuminated inside a light-weight fixture and the flight was pressured to divert to Kuching International Airport (KCH) the place the animal was eliminated.
Various critters and wildlife have been discovered on flights all through the years.
In October 2023, an otter and a rat have been discovered scurrying across the cabin on a VietJet flight from Bangkok to Taiwan. A passenger was discovered responsible of smuggling wildlife in her suitcase, which contained 28 stay turtles, one snake, one marmot, two otters and two different rodents of unknown species.
In July 2023, crew from Cathay Pacific have been discovered scrambling to comprise a hen that managed to get contained in the cabin on a flight from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM).
