Mouse cancels Nepal Airlines flight to Bangkok

A jet-setting mouse, who decided to board a Nepal Airlines plane to Bangkok via a catering truck, ended up forcing an entire evacuation and cancellation of the flight.
An air hostess noticed the mouse scurrying across the cabin just before take-off and notified the pilot, who abandoned the flight.

The Boeing 757 is one of only two planes used by Nepal's national airline carrier and the airline's second plane is currently undergoing maintenance.

After passengers disembarked, the jet was towed to a hangar and a full-scale mouse hunt was undertaken to flush out the pesky stowaway.

Deputy managing director of Nepal Airlines, Raju Bahadur KC, confirmed the incident to the Himalayan News Service, saying: 'We cannot compromise when it comes to safety and security of our passengers.

'The plane is being well examined, and we are hopeful that we will resume our flights by tonight.

'Today’s scheduled 9am flight had to be cancelled immediately after the air hostess spotted a mouse in the aircraft.

'The 127 passengers who were set to board the plane were later flown to Bangkok on a Thai Airways flight.'


/Metro/