A snake was noticed slithering throughout the overhead cabin lights throughout a Thai Air Asia flight – akin to the 2006 ‘Snakes on a Plane’ movie
Passengers on a Thai AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Phuket have been startles and horrified as they found a snake was within the cabin’s overhead compartment. The tiny snake was seen slithering over the overhead cabin lights above the overhead compartment on the flight which departed on Saturday 13 January.
It was not instantly clear how the snake ended up contained in the plane. One of the cabin crew members reportedly tried to seize the snake inside an empty disposable plastic water bottle. The snake was later swept right into a rubbish bag utilizing a plastic bottle.
The snake was discovered because the airplane was making ready to land on the Phuket airport. Once the airplane landed, the plane was searched totally however no different snakes have been discovered.
A TikTok video of the incident, shared by a person with the deal with @wannabnailssalon, gathered over 3.4 million views because it was posted. Some commented on the publish likening the state of affairs to the Hollywood movie “Snakes on a Plane” – a 2006 motion thriller that follows an FBI agent escorting a witness on a flight when criminals launch venomous snakes.
In a press release despatched to CNN, AirAsia Thailand mentioned it was conscious of an incident onboard Flight FD3015 that departed Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok on 13 January. It shouldn’t be the primary time a snake has been noticed on an AirAsia airplane.
In February 2022 a noticed python was discovered onboard considered one of its home flights in Malaysia travelling from the capital Kuala Lumpur to Sabah. The airplane ended up being re-routed to Kuching International Airport within the state of Sarawak due to the incident.
Videos and photographs of the 2022 incident went viral on social media and confirmed the reptile slithering via the airplane’s lighting fixtures. At the time the airline mentioned in a press release: “This is a very rare incident which can occur on any aircraft from time to time”. Phol Poompuang, head of company security of AirAsia Thailand, additionally reiterated this stating that the latest snake recognizing was nonetheless “a really uncommon incident.”
