Massive rat stowaway caught on video as flight of 250 passengers left stranded overnight

nypost.com ^ | Dec. 15, 2025 | Ben Cost

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A KLM plane of passengers bound for the Caribbean didn’t have a choice of their in-flight entertainment when they had to be grounded after a massive rat stowed aboard, as seen in a spine-tingling video taking off online.

“[It’s] very unfortunate for the passengers who had to experience this,” a KLM representative told Dutch rag RTL News.

The Airbus A330 was slated to fly from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to Aruba before continuing on to Bonaire on December 10.

This flight plan crashed and burned after an unexpected stowaway was spotted scurrying about the cabin, Aviation24 reported.

In the revolting clip, the varmint is seen clambering along the rail as passengers cry out in shock, like a scene straight out of a plague barge.

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[V_TWIN]

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Posting for the comments 😏

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[V_TWIN]

Hey, if you’re gonna get stranded Aruba is the place. 👍

[BenLurkin]

Some species of snakes eat rats. Let one or two of those loose on the plane.

[V_TWIN]

Hey, that would make a great movie!

[Dr. Sivana]

What is this, Willard?!
Put up with the “massive stowaway”. Tens of thousands of New York city subwy travellers put up with far greater numbers in their travels every day.

[DannyTN]

Rats on a plane!

Cue Picture of Hillary drunk on a plane.

[Texas Eagle]

Did it answer to the name of J.B. Pritzker?

[CivilWarBrewing]

Add "(except for Natalie Holloway)".

Also, WHAT A BUNCH OF P*SSIES!. I say FLY THE DAMN PLANE because there are probably filthier PEOPLE on board than that darn RAT.

[SpaceBar]

The blurry photo seems to show a domesticated pet rat that got loose not one that just came out of a storm drain, and as someone’s pet could probably be approached and handled by a calm person familiar with them. Pet rats are usually big babies like pocket-puppies, but no, people just go berserk. Also the fact that it is ‘massive’ supports the notion of a pet as rats in the wild are lean and mean.

[frank ballenger]

Next time let Newsom, Padilla and Schiff fly private jets and stop complaining they aren’t on our public commercial planes.

[V_TWIN]

Having spent 36 years in aviation maintenance, I can assure you that rodents chewing on wiring is bad bad juju my friend.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Massive rat stowaway caught on video

"This flight plan crashed and burned..."

..."like a scene straight out of a plague barge."

Ummm...hyperbole much?

[V_TWIN]

See my post 11

[Magnum44]

[Olog-hai]

[frank ballenger]

I respectfully submit you have been around Dem associates so long you are building up a tolerance to them. After the cheese is gone they turn against you.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Allow cats to go free on planes NOW! 🐈

[Olog-hai]

Your one’s better.

[Dr. Sivana]

I can assure you that rodents chewing on wiring is bad bad juju my friend.

OK. That is an excellent point that hadn't occured to me. That's aan essential distinction with waiting on a filthy subway platform. I hope aircraft aren't getting the same soy-covered wiring that cars have been getting.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I think I’d be more upset if they grounded and cancelled the flight. Just catch the f’ing thing and throw it off the plane and then take off.