A flight between Norway and Spain was diverted because of a mouse in passengers' food

A Scandinavian Airlines flight from Oslo, Norway to Málaga, Spain was turned back last Wednesday after a mouse escaped from the food box provided to a passenger.

After the rodent appeared, the plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Copenhagen, Denmark, the newspaper reported. USA Today.

According to Alexandra Lindgren Kaoukji, it is part of protocol that in such cases the aircraft makes a detour to the nearest airport to undergo a “check and smoke” procedure, during which passengers are taken to another flight. .

“We made a normal landing in Copenhagen to change flights and food service, which is a completely normal procedure if seen on a rodent flight,” he told the newspaper in a statement.

“In these cases, we have very clear procedures, including a full inspection of the aircraft and all of our suppliers' processes, that need to be improved or changed to avoid similar scenarios in the future,” he said. was added.

[Autoridades sanitarias están en alerta por el aumento en los casos de tosferina en EE.UU.]

Jarle Borestad, one of the passengers on the Scandinavian Airlines flight, told the British network. BBC When the box was opened, the mouse came out with the food given to a woman next to it.

Borestad said “People don't get stressed.” Also, in a message posted on Facebook, he jokingly commented, “However, I put my socks over my socks to prevent rodents from getting on my feet.”