An AirAsia flight from Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur to Tawau was forced to divert and make an unscheduled landing after a snake was spotted inside the plane.
A video of the snake crawling inside the aircraft has surfaced online. The video shared by a commercial pilot named Hana Mohsin Khan showed the reptile slithering inside the illuminated area of the flight.
Yikes!
Snake on a plane!
Either an escaped pet from passenger carry on/luggage or possibly climbed its way into the aircraft from the ground.Air Asia Airbus A320-200,Kuala Lumpur to Tawau.
This dude happily stayed inside the illuminated area till plane was diverted😂 pic.twitter.com/jqopi3Ofvp— Hana Mohsin Khan | هناء (@girlpilot_) February 12, 2022
AirAsia’s chief safety officer, Captain Liong Tien Ling, AirAsia’s chief safety said it was something that happened from time to time, he was quoted as saying by The Star.
Captain Ling said it was unclear how the snake got inside the plane and there is no information if it belonged to any passengers and added that all the passengers and guests were safe.
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“AirAsia is aware of the incident that occurred on the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau on Thursday. As soon as the captain was notified, the plane was diverted to Kuching to be disinfected,” he was quoted as saying by NPR.
