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Rat delays Alaska Airlines flight from Sea-Tac

Rat delays Alaska Airlines flight from Sea-Tac

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Rat delays Alaska Airlines flight from Sea-Tac

by KING 5 News

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Posted on February 11, 2011 at 4:57 PM

SEATTLE – An Alaska Airlines jet was grounded after a rat was spotted running around the cabin Friday morning.

The rodent was discovered scurrying around Flight 676 from Sea-Tac to Denver just before takeoff, said airline spokesperson Bobbie Egan.

The plane immediately returned to the gate and passengers were put on a different plane, which left about 90 minutes later.

The passengers were lighthearted about the situation, said Egan.

The plane has been taken out of service until an exterminator can make sure it's clean of rodents. The airline will also inspect for any damage the rat may have done to the aircraft.
 

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duckling said on February 13, 2011 at 9:38 AM

oh please, all that excitement for a little rat?

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equilizer said on February 12, 2011 at 3:54 PM

gladimoved-glad you moved too.!

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yessir said on February 12, 2011 at 2:58 PM

I fly Alaska regularly and have only had good experiences... more than likely this was some passengers rat he snuck on.... and then the thing got loose.

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gladimoved said on February 12, 2011 at 11:46 AM

We flew this airline ONE time and promised ourselves we would NEVER again board an Alaska Airline plane again. This was about 9 years ago and this story just gives me more reason not to fly this filthy airline. We opted not to use them because the seats are too crowded and, I'm very small, as well as the cabin was nasty dirty and the crew rude. Is this stupid airline going to inspect their other planes or just wait for another rat to get past the TSA?

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ricarda said on February 12, 2011 at 10:12 AM

My husband flew in the military for 10 years and the first thing that he said was that rats love chewing on electrical wires.

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lsmith5870400119 said on February 11, 2011 at 9:14 PM

Only in Seattle.

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2cents said on February 11, 2011 at 6:54 PM

Hey, how'd he get through TSA?

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franky said on February 11, 2011 at 5:37 PM

Rats like to chew wires and insulation, this isn't good on an airplane.

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tvnewspostmoron said on February 11, 2011 at 5:09 PM

A rodent in an object with a confined space, oh the Humanity!!

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mellybelly323 said on February 11, 2011 at 5:07 PM

Hahahaha! Had a friend on this flight. Apparently they were asked to use their magazines to make a baricade so the rat only had run of the aisle and no access to the passengers feet. Lol.

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yogibear said on February 11, 2011 at 5:05 PM

Gross!!!!

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