Posted on 01/19/2024 12:34:14 PM PST by Red Badger
Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Passengers on an AirAsia Thailand flight from Bangkok to Phuket captured video of a scene straight out of the movies: a snake on the plane.
A video that went viral on TikTok shows a flight attendant trying to capture a small snake slithering on top of the overhead bin.
VIDEO AT LINK..................
The attendant initially tries to get the snake to slither into a plastic bottle, but ends up using the bottle to nudge the snake into a plastic bag.
Phol Poompuang, head of corporate safety of AirAsia Thailand, confirmed the incident aboard Flight FD3015, which departed Jan. 13 from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.
"Flight attendants were notified before landing in Phuket after a passenger noticed a small snake in the overhead luggage compartment," Phol said in a statement provided to CNN. "AirAsia crew were well trained to handle an occurrence of this nature and relocated passengers from the area as a precautionary measure."
Phol said the plane was inspected after landing to ensure there were no other slithering stowaways.
"As per standard procedure for an incident of this nature, the aircraft underwent a deep clean and fumigation before resuming operations," Phol said.
He said the snake spotting was "a very rare incident." A snake was previously found aboard an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sabah in Malaysia in February 2022. The plane was diverted to Kuching International Airport in Sarawak.
I am MF tired, of these MF snakes on this MF plane.
Hahahahahahahaha...HERE WE GO!
“Snakes on Planes” references were abundant for some time, but have tailed off lately!
If you think that’s bad, just wait till a big one crashes through the ceiling. Video at link.
https://twitter.com/InternetH0F/status/1748246436586606890?s=19
My wife, daughter, her husband and I were kayaking in a local bayou here when a huge 4 foot long snake fell out of a tree and landed on my wife’s kayak!.....................
I had never seen the movie, but felt that I had to watch it because there were so many references to it...and in the scene where the couple goes into the head to join the “Mile High Club” I said to my wife:
The woman is going to get bit on the boob by a venomous snake that drops down out of the overhead!
Sure enough...:)
Came here to say this, leaving satisfied.
Now that is scary!
Lunchtime
This wouldnt happen if everyone used the Cap One Venture card!
What kind of snake?
"...a huge 4 foot long snake..."
Uh... what kinda snake?
My wife says the only good snake is a dead snake!...............
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