Rats on a plane: Health inspectors find mother rodent and 10 pups flying business class on flight to China
- Animals discovered by inspectors at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Nest found underneath a business class seat on a flight from Hong Kong
- Believed to be the largest number of rats discovered on a commercial flight
- Tests showed no viruses had been left behind by the animals
By DANIEL MILLER PUBLISHED: 19:10 GMT, 17 October 2013 | UPDATED: 10:01 GMT, 18 October 2013
Health inspectors discovered 11 rats on an airliner after it arrived in China from Hong Kong, underneath a business class seat.The find, at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport in Fujian Province on September 30, is believed to be the largest number of rats ever discovered aboard a commercial flight. Video footage shows a team inspectors wearing protective suits and masks boarding the plane and searching through overhead lockers and behind seats.
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A health inspector holds up a mother rat discovered aboard an airliner in China
Nine of the 10 rat pups which were discovered in a nest underneath a business class seat
Rats found stowing away in business class section of plane
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They then discovered a rat nest underneath one of the seats in the business class section containing what they described as 10 'suckling rat pups'. The mother rat was caught the following day. The aircraft's cabin was immediately closed while the airport launched a public health emergency plan.Luckily tests showed no viruses had been left behind by the animals. The plane was later given the all-clear after confirming its wiring was intact.
The rats' nest was found underneath a business class seat on the flight from Hong Kong
The aircraft's cabin was immediately closed while the airport launched a public health emergency plan
Record: It is believed to be the largest number of rats ever discovered aboard a commercial flight
Health inspectors discovered 11 rats on an airliner after it arrived in China from Hong Kong, underneath a business class seat.The find, at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport in Fujian Province on September 30, is believed to be the largest number of rats ever discovered aboard a commercial flight. Video footage shows a team inspectors wearing protective suits and masks boarding the plane and searching through overhead lockers and behind seats.
Scroll down for video
A health inspector holds up a mother rat discovered aboard an airliner in China
Nine of the 10 rat pups which were discovered in a nest underneath a business class seat
Rats found stowing away in business class section of plane
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They then discovered a rat nest underneath one of the seats in the business class section containing what they described as 10 'suckling rat pups'. The mother rat was caught the following day. The aircraft's cabin was immediately closed while the airport launched a public health emergency plan.Luckily tests showed no viruses had been left behind by the animals. The plane was later given the all-clear after confirming its wiring was intact.
The rats' nest was found underneath a business class seat on the flight from Hong Kong
The aircraft's cabin was immediately closed while the airport launched a public health emergency plan
Record: It is believed to be the largest number of rats ever discovered aboard a commercial flight
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