Suspected rat on board grounds Barcelona-Doha flight for over 24 hours
Sunday, October 16, 2016 @ 7:02 PM
A RAT on board grounded 250 passengers at Barcelona airport and delayed their Qatar Airways flight to Doha on Thursday, airport authorities confirmed today.
It was an air hostess who alerted her colleagues of the creature's presence just as the travellers were about to board, and the gate closed immediately.
Passengers were given a voucher for bottles of water and sandwiches as they were not sure how long they would have to wait.
But a thorough search did not show any signs of the rat, which is thought to have sneaked onto the airbus during a connecting flight stop in the Philippines.
Traps were laid, but were empty when checked several hours later.
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