Chaos appeared when guests found a live snake above an overhead travel luggage bin on a domestic flight from Thailand’s capital Bangkok to the southern province of Phuket. AirAsia Thailand stated it knew an occurrence onboard Flight FD3015 that left Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok on January 13. SEE THE VIDEO ABOVE: Snake found on AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Phuket Watch the current News on Channel 7 or stream totally free on 7plus >> A video that went viral on TikTok, apparently taken by a guest, revealed a male flight attendant reacting to the event. Getting a plastic bottle, he calmly rose above the overhead bin to attempt to record the snake. He then utilized the back of the bottle to press the little reptile into a plastic bag. Travelers seated near the bin where the snake was found might be seen standing, far from their seats. Others took out their phones to movie the circumstance. Guests tape-recorded a flight attendant attempting to capture the snake in a water bottle. Credit: @wannabnailssalon/ TikTokAirport ground security personnel were later on spotted onboard the aircraft, examining the location of the cabin where the snake was caught. It is uncertain what kind of snake it was. It is the second reported occurrence of a snake onboard an AirAsia airplane. In February 2022, a spotted python was discovered onboard a domestic flight from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to Sabah. The airplane wound up being re-routed to Kuching International Airport in the state of Sarawak. Videos and pictures of the 2022 event went viral on social networks and revealed the reptile wriggling through the aircraft’s lighting fixtures. “This is an extremely unusual occurrence which can happen on any airplane from time to time,” the airline company stated at the time. AirAsia Thailand head of business security Phol Poompuang repeated that the most recent snake identifying was still “an extremely uncommon occurrence”. “Flight attendants were informed before landing in Phuket after a traveler saw a little snake in the overhead baggage compartment,” he stated. “AirAsia team were well trained to deal with an incident of this nature and transferred travelers from the location as a preventive step.” The snake was found above the overhead lockers. Credit: @wannabnailssalon/ TikTokThe airplane landed without occurrence, the business stated, and was instantly examined by the appropriate engineering and security groups on the ground. “As per guideline for an occurrence of this nature, the airplane went through a deep tidy and fumigation before resuming operations,” Phol included. “The security and wellness of our visitors and team is constantly our leading concern and at no time was the security of visitors or team at any danger.” The business made no reference of what occurred to the snake after the aircraft landed in Phuket.
Snake on an aircraft! Live reptile found in overhead cabin on Bangkok flight
