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We’ve all heard of snakes on a plane but now a rat and an otter have caused chaos after a flight attendant was bitten on board a flight.
It happened on a VietJet flight from Bangkok to Taipei on Wednesday afternoon when passengers first noticed the rat with glistening red eyes as they walked to the toilet.
Staff then searched the plane and soon noticed a long otter chilling under a passenger’s seat.
A box of 28 live turtles, a snake, one marmot, two other otters and two unknown rodents were also found by police when the flight landed in Taipei.
A shocked passenger who recorded the scene said: ‘The flight took off as scheduled and the pilot ordered the seatbelts could be released. I walked back from the toilet and my friend whispered softly to me “there’s a rat on the plane”.
‘I was confused so he said again “pet rat, pet rat, it has a white body and it’s not small”.
‘I told the cabin crew and they checked the plane. That’s when they found the big otter under one of the seats. They kept looking for the white rat and an employee caught the rat. It bit them on the hand while they carried it back to the kitchen at the back of the plane.’
Cabin crew then made an announcement ordering anyone who brought animals on the flight to make themselves known.
An otter was spotted under a passenger’s seat (Picture: ViralPress)
The discovery of the animals sparked chaos on the flight (Picture: ViralPress)
Shocked passengers noticed a rat with glistening red eyes when they walked to the bathroom (Picture: ViralPress)
The rat bit a flight attendant (Picture: ViralPress)
Several seats were then searched before a passenger asked for a full refund and admitted they were her animals.
Staff then asked for a passenger who could ‘speak Chinese fluently’ to help them discuss the situation with the woman, who is believed to have bought the animals from a market in Bangkok.
Every bag was searched once the flight landed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, according to the person who filmed the video.
The animals were taken off the flight when it landed in Taipei (Picture: ViralPress)
An investigation has now been launched into how the passenger allegedly smuggled the creatures through security at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
The suspect who has ‘not been cooperative’ is being questioned by police and could be fined up to NT$1 million (£25,533)
The turtles will be kept in quarantine and the rest will be sent to Pingtung University of Science and Technology for confirmation before disposal.
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