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Friday, September 20, 2024

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has said one of its flights had to make an emergency landing after a mouse scurried out of a passenger's in-flight meal on Wednesday. The aircraft was flying from Norway's capital Oslo to Malaga in Spain and was forced to make an emergency landing in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Airlines usually have strict restrictions involving rodents on board planes in order to prevent electrical wiring being chewed through. "This is something that happens extremely rarely," Mr Schmidt said. "We have established procedures for such situations, which also include a review with our suppliers to ensure this does not happen again."

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... Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has said one of its flights had to make an emergency landing after a mouse scurried out of a passenger's in-flight meal on Wednesday. ...

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... The diversion was in line with company procedures as the furry stowaway posed a safety risk, airline spokesperson Oystein Schmidt told the AFP news agency.

Passengers on the flight were later flown to Malaga on a different aircraft.

Airlines usually have strict restrictions involving rodents on board planes in order to prevent electrical wiring being chewed through. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-21 07:30 PM | Reply

@#1 ... Airlines usually have strict restrictions involving rodents on board planes in order to prevent electrical wiring being chewed through. ...

I can understand that.

About 18 months ago, I had a $2,000 repair bill because mice in my detached garage chewed through the insulation of a wiring harness in my car.

I first learned of the issue when the "check engine" light on the dashboard lit up. The car still ran, but it was telling me that something was wrong. So I brought it to be serviced.

Long story short (probably too late for that now) ...

The dealer, to assure they had fixed all the damage, had to snake a video cam down through the various channels in the car that the wiring harnesses (yeah, plural) traverse. They showed me the videos of the before (damaged harness due to lack of insulation) and after (replaced wires in the harness).

Needless to say, now I have mouse traps in that detached garage. Trap that have caught seven mice since then.

The attraction of the mice? Warmth in the winter. The garage (even though it is detached) is warmer than the ambiient air. Then the warmth of the car engine and other items in a car (e.g., exhaust system) attracts the mice, who then feed on the insulation of the wires.

The dealer told me that this is not a rare problem they have to repair, it is quite frequent.

So, kudos to SAS for their abrupt, but justified response to this situation.



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-21 07:42 PM | Reply

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