Plane forced to make emergency landing after live mouse ‘jumped’ out of passenger's in-flight meal

Following the emergency landing, the passengers were eventually flown to their original destination on a different aircraft

A flight from Norway's capital, Oslo, was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger discovered a live mouse in her in-flight meal. The Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) aircraft bound for Malaga, Spain, had to be diverted to Copenhagen, Denmark on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the airline told AFP News agency that the detour was in line with company procedures as the rodent posed a “safety risk.”

A plane was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger found a live mouse in her in-flight meal(Representational Image)

Plane makes emergency landing after passenger finds live mouse in in-flight meal

Following the emergency landing, the passengers were eventually flown to their original destination on a different aircraft. In the wake of the shocking incident, Jarle Borrestad, who was seated next to the woman who discovered a mouse in her meal, narrated the ordeal on Facebook.

“Believe it or not. A lady next to me here at SAS opened the food and out jumped a mouse. Now we have turned around and landed at CPH [Copenhagen Airport] for flight changes,” the passenger wrote. Borrestad also told BBC News that the situation was not too dramatic and that people “were not stressed at all.”

Meanwhile, SAS spokesperson Oystein Schmidt explained that the airline has strict rules regarding rodents on board due to the risk of electrical wires being chewed through. “This is something that happens extremely rarely,” Schmidt said. “We have established procedures for such situations, which also include a review with our suppliers to ensure this does not happen again.”

This comes after a Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after the aircraft faced pressurisation issues above 10,000 ft. The incident left multiple passengers with ear and nosebleeds, with at least 10 requiring medical assistance. While the airlines issued an apology, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said that it is investigating the issue.