Rats on a plane!?
Oct 14, 2013 | 2:07 pm
#1
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Rats on a plane!?
Looks like a Cathay A340-300 (definitely an Airbus and the A343s are the ones still with herringbone J) with rats found inside.. Looks like they ate their way through some menus too.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=610693315620016
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=610693315620016
Oct 15, 2013 | 12:59 am
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I was on a flight with a rat/mouse on board (before take off) .... which they didn't find. Had to change to another aircraft.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...use-board.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...use-board.html
Oct 17, 2013 | 3:50 pm
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More of this here : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ght-China.html
CX was not mentioned, but we can see that its the herringbone seats and its an Airbus 340 / 330.
CX was not mentioned, but we can see that its the herringbone seats and its an Airbus 340 / 330.
Oct 17, 2013 | 7:18 pm
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More of this here : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ght-China.html
CX was not mentioned, but we can see that its the herringbone seats and its an Airbus 340 / 330.
CX was not mentioned, but we can see that its the herringbone seats and its an Airbus 340 / 330.
Not really something CX would be proud of!
Oct 18, 2013 | 10:00 am
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Here's the video: http://shanghaiist.com/2013/10/17/11...-hong-kong.php
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Oct 19, 2013 | 7:11 pm
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I guess it's better than snakes on a plane. However, this is disturbing not just the presence of rats itself, but rats are only attracted by food source. It really speaks about the catering services that CX uses, and rats are likely to be embedded in the catering services and then got loaded on the plane.
I am not worried about CX as in the planes itself, but now I am very worried about the Catering Services and the cleanliness of it.
I am not worried about CX as in the planes itself, but now I am very worried about the Catering Services and the cleanliness of it.
Oct 19, 2013 | 10:47 pm
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Has anyone actually asked when these rats boarded?
They could quite easily have gained access during the refit / refurb process while the plane was parked up.
Everyone is assuming that the rats have their own MPO account and have been racking up the miles
They could quite easily have gained access during the refit / refurb process while the plane was parked up.
Everyone is assuming that the rats have their own MPO account and have been racking up the miles