The Independent | Plane makes emergency landing after passenger finds live mouse #news #plane @theindependent | Uploaded 2 weeks ago | Updated 2 hours ago
A plane was forced to make an emergency landing after a live mouse leapt out of an in-flight meal.

The Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight, from the Norwegian capital Oslo to Malaga in the south of Spain, was diverted to Copenhagen.

Scandinavian Airlines said the diversion was an established procedure for safety reasons. Airlines ban rodents on board to prevent electrical wiring being chewed through.

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