RICHARD
11-02-2009, 10:11 PM
Tarantula grounds UK flight
British Airways cancelled a flight between Edinburgh and London after a passenger said he saw a tarantula crawling between his legs.
The male passenger, who has not been named, raised the alarm on-board an Airbus A319 that had arrived at Edinburgh from Heathrow.
It led to the aircraft being grounded while a specialist was flown in to fumigate the cabin, forcing the airline to cancel at least one subsequent flight.
None of the other 82 passengers on the flight reported seeing the spider, which was never found, according to a report in The Scotsman.
A spokesman for the airline said: "A male passenger claimed he had seen what he believed to be a tarantula on board the aircraft. He saw it walking between his legs.
"On arrival, he drew this to the attention of the cabin crew. He did not give the impression of being particularly upset."
He added: "There is the odd spider that comes in cargo such as fruit, but it is very unusual to have such a report on a UK flight."
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That says a great deal for his personal hygiene?
It's not a spider, it's a wardrobe malfunction!
"It's the odd spider that comes in cargo such as fruit.."
WTF? A regular spider buys a ticket to get a seat? :rolleyes::D
Did anyone check the water spout?
"Charlotte, Is that YOU?"
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Go on, laugh....:rolleyes:
British Airways cancelled a flight between Edinburgh and London after a passenger said he saw a tarantula crawling between his legs.
The male passenger, who has not been named, raised the alarm on-board an Airbus A319 that had arrived at Edinburgh from Heathrow.
It led to the aircraft being grounded while a specialist was flown in to fumigate the cabin, forcing the airline to cancel at least one subsequent flight.
None of the other 82 passengers on the flight reported seeing the spider, which was never found, according to a report in The Scotsman.
A spokesman for the airline said: "A male passenger claimed he had seen what he believed to be a tarantula on board the aircraft. He saw it walking between his legs.
"On arrival, he drew this to the attention of the cabin crew. He did not give the impression of being particularly upset."
He added: "There is the odd spider that comes in cargo such as fruit, but it is very unusual to have such a report on a UK flight."
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That says a great deal for his personal hygiene?
It's not a spider, it's a wardrobe malfunction!
"It's the odd spider that comes in cargo such as fruit.."
WTF? A regular spider buys a ticket to get a seat? :rolleyes::D
Did anyone check the water spout?
"Charlotte, Is that YOU?"
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Go on, laugh....:rolleyes: