Passengers on an AirAsia Thailand flight from
A video that went viral on TikTok shows a flight attendant trying to capture a small snake slithering on top of the overhead bin.
The attendant initially tries to get the snake to slither into a plastic bottle, but ends up using the bottle to nudge the snake into a plastic bag.
Phol Poompuang, head of corporate safety of AirAsia Thailand, confirmed the incident aboard Flight FD3015, which departed
"Flight attendants were notified before landing in
Phol said the plane was inspected after landing to ensure there were no other slithering stowaways.
"As per standard procedure for an incident of this nature, the aircraft underwent a deep clean and fumigation before resuming operations," Phol said.
He said the snake spotting was "a very rare incident." A snake was previously found aboard an
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