breiz From France, joined Mar 2005, 1815 posts, RR: 2 Posted (1 year 10 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 6921 times:
The mouse:
“Due to safety concerns SAS has decided to ground the aircraft until the mouse has been caught.”
"As the Airbus 330 is among the largest aircraft in the SAS fleet, finding a replacement has been difficult."
B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16591 posts, RR: 11 Reply 1, posted (1 year 10 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 6888 times:
Really feel bad for those passengers. Hopefully they will find the mouse before tomorrow morning, or another long haul rotation will be cancelled. SAS doesnt have any spare long haul airplanes to cover for this.
CRJ900 From Norway, joined Jun 2004, 2081 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 6453 times:
With all the crumbs on a cabin carpet (even after the aircraft has been cleaned) the mouse has no desire to leave that airplane until it has stocked up its belly for winter. So far, the mouse wins.
acidradio From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 1855 posts, RR: 10 Reply 3, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 6379 times:
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Whatever happened to keeping a cat on hand for this problem? I thought that was the usual remedy for this problem.
aklrno From United States of America, joined Dec 2010, 713 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 6229 times:
I recommend baiting a trap with peanut butter. Always works for me. Do you have peanut butter in Scandinavia, or is that a US thing? Maybe Nutella would work.
B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16591 posts, RR: 11 Reply 7, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 6058 times:
I wonder if they caught the mouse as both ARN-US flights departed this morning.
SKAirbus From Norway, joined Oct 2007, 1343 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 6029 times:
Surely in these situations they seal off the aircraft and fumigate it, killing the mouse and any other animal that may be dwelling in the fuselage?
I remember watching "Airline" years ago when a Britannia 767 had a lizard running around so they just fumigated it and removed the dead critter afterwards.
Although, maybe they can recruit the mouse as crew? Will probably be friendly and nicer to behold than current SAS cabin crew!
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quiet1 From Thailand, joined Apr 2010, 299 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 5689 times:
Quoting SKAirbus (Reply 8): Surely in these situations they seal off the aircraft and fumigate it, killing the mouse and any other animal that may be dwelling in the fuselage?
Then they have to find the carcass before it starts rotting and stinking up the cabin.
Babybus From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 3537 posts, RR: 6 Reply 11, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 5008 times:
Quoting SKAirbus (Reply 8): Surely in these situations they seal off the aircraft and fumigate it
Quoting SKAirbus (Reply 8): a Britannia 767 had a lizard running around so they just fumigated it and removed the dead critter afterwards.
Hang on...what about animal welfare issues? A mouse is a valid life too and needs respect like any other living organism.
This might be a good time for SAS to look at their hygiene. Crumbs on cabin floors, the health aspects of their catering suppliers, cleanliness of airport terminals.
It's not the mouse's fault it found an ideal place to live.
and with that..cabin crew, seats for landing please.
kaiarahi From Canada, joined Jul 2009, 2586 posts, RR: 24 Reply 12, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 4894 times:
Reminds me of a flight I took in 1982 from YMC-YUL on an AC DC-9. I had 2 boxes of live lobsters which I didn't want to check, because there'd be nothing in them by the time the YUL baggage handlers had dealt with them. They wouldn't fit in the overhead, so we stowed them in a lav. We encountered a nasty 30 seconds of CAT, lav door flew open, boxes flew out - live lobsters scuttling around the back of the plane, and pax with their feet up on the seat.
YULWinterSkies From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 2115 posts, RR: 6 Reply 17, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3490 times:
The mouse is unlike some a.netters. She did not go for the 4 engines 4 long haul thing, yet she had the choice given the nature of SAS fleet.
lightsaber From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 10850 posts, RR: 100 Reply 18, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 3259 times:
Quoting CRJ900 (Reply 2): With all the crumbs on a cabin carpet (even after the aircraft has been cleaned) the mouse has no desire to leave that airplane until it has stocked up its belly for winter. So far, the mouse wins.
Have you ever seen the barrels of food scrapped out of aircraft at maintenance checks? Hundreds of pounds (I'm not kidding or exagerating) with some examples.
That mouse, its kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids are set for life!
Doona From Sweden, joined Feb 2005, 3716 posts, RR: 14 Reply 20, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 2882 times:
Quoting lightsaber (Reply 18): "The small rodents - about 80 in total, according to a local newspaper - escaped from the bag of a man travelling on the domestic flight. "
I was gonna say that this would make a pretty crappy movie, but compared to the snake version, I don't see how it could be any worse...
"I've had it with these motherf*@#!ng mice on this motherf*@#!ng plane!"
Cheers
Mats
Sure, we're concerned for our lives. Just not as concerned as saving 9 bucks on a roundtrip to Ft. Myers.
bonusonus From United States of America, joined Nov 2009, 398 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2615 times:
Quoting kaiarahi (Reply 12): Reminds me of a flight I took in 1982 from YMC-YUL on an AC DC-9. I had 2 boxes of live lobsters which I didn't want to check, because there'd be nothing in them by the time the YUL baggage handlers had dealt with them. They wouldn't fit in the overhead, so we stowed them in a lav.
I can't believe they let you do this! Those were the days...
sydaircargo From Australia, joined Jun 2008, 240 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (1 year 10 months 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1854 times:
Quoting aklrno (Reply 4): I recommend baiting a trap with peanut butter. Always works for me. Do you have peanut butter in Scandinavia, or is that a US thing? Maybe Nutella would work.
can confirm the trap with peanut butter worked here in sydney.
ConcordeLoss From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 386 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (1 year 10 months 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1671 times:
Quoting cschleic (Reply 22): Maybe it was food for his other live cargo, a snake. In which case....all sorts of jokes come to mind.
"I've had it with these motherf*@#!ng snakes eating these motherf*@#!ng mice on this motherf*@#!ng plane"
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