Plane grounded for four days when 132 hamsters escape on board

Furry frenzy: 132 hamsters escape cages aboard flight in Portugal, forcing grounding of plane

Baggage handlers discovered that the cages meant to contain the hamsters were damaged and empty.

Plane grounded for four days when 132 hamsters escape on board * WorldNetDaily * by Ben Hooper, UPI

Rodents escaped into cargo hold

Animals of all kinds appear on the plane from time to time. This time, however, it was not about black passengers who can sneak in unnoticed, or who are smuggled on board by one of the passengers. A total of 132 hamsters flew with TAP Portugal Airlines from Lisbon to the Azores completely legally in the cargo hold, from where they were supposed to travel to the local pet store. But the rodents spiced up their air trip with an escape worthy of a …

132 hamsters reportedly escaped in the hold of a plane, grounding it for days

The TAP Air Portugal A321neo.Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty ImagesAn Airbus A321neo operated by TAP Portugal was grounded to locate 132 escaped hamsters on board.The hamsters were part of a pet shop package, previously rejected for cage issues, Portuguese media said.Escaped hamsters can pose safety risks as they can chew through electrical cables and wires.An Airbus A321neo was grounded for several days to track down dozens of hamsters on b…

Plane grounded for four days after 132 hamsters escape on board

132 hamsters reportedly broke loose from their transport boxes during a Portuguese flight, causing plane to be grounded.

132 escaped hamsters run amok, ground Portuguese plane for 4 days - National

Officials were worried the hamsters would target the plane's electrical wiring system.