squirrel grounds jet

[Ricen]

HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) -- An American Airlines flight made an unscheduled landing after pilots heard something skittering about in the wire-laden space over the cockpit.

The airline blamed the emergency landing of the Tokyo-Dallas flight with 202 passengers on a stowaway squirrel.

"You do not want a varmint up in the wiring areas and what-have-you on an airplane. You don't want anything up there," said John Hotard, spokesman for the Fort Worth, Texas-based airline.

He said pilots feared the animal would chew through wiring or cause other problems.

"So, as a precaution, we diverted," Hotard said.

Once on the ground late Friday, the Boeing 777's human passengers were put up in hotel rooms and later rebooked on other flights.

State and federal agriculture and wildlife officials boarded the plane, set traps and captured the eastern gray squirrel.

Hotard said the plane had flown to Tokyo from New York before the Dallas flight.

Honolulu, however, proved to be the squirrel's final destination.

[DeafOfficeWorker]

[quote="Ricen";p="13812"]
"You do not want a varmint up in the wiring areas and what-have-you on an airplane. You don't want anything up there," said John Hotard, spokesman for the Fort Worth, Texas-based airline.[/quote]



I don't blame Squirrel one bit. Have seen ticket prices lately? Sheesh!

[Squirrel]

They almost ruined my vacation

Lucky for me I was able to hide in a grass skirt long enough to evade capture.

[kate78]

wow, can you imagine the stories he could tell??? I bet he is the only squirrel in history to ever made a round trip


"pilots heard something skittering about in the wire-laden space over the cockpit .... He said pilots feared the animal would chew through wiring or cause other problems."


Oh, they're soooo lying....i bet they were scared to death!!! They probably thought it was a snake (snakes on a plane...) or something...even rats maybe..some men are truly scared of these harmless little critters


LOL

[Ricen]

[quote="kate78";p="13821"]harmless little critters [/quote]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4489792.stm

[DeafOfficeWorker]

[quote="Ricen";p="13822"]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4489792.stm[/quote]

"Passers-by were too late to stop the attack [on a stray dog] by the black squirrels in a village in the far east, which reportedly lasted about a minute.

They are said to have scampered off at the sight of humans, some carrying pieces of flesh.

A pine cone shortage may have led the squirrels to seek other food sources, although scientists are sceptical.

The attack was reported in parkland in the centre of Lazo, a village in the Maritime Territory, and was witnessed by three local people.

A "big" stray dog was nosing about the trees and barking at squirrels hiding in branches overhead when a number of them suddenly descended and attacked, reports say."


OMFG!

[kate78]

[quote="Ricen";p="13822"][quote="kate78";p="13821"]harmless little critters [/quote]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4489792.stm[/quote]\





That's in Europe, remember...they're aggressive because they have such nasty weather

[DeafOfficeWorker]

Jeez. Just think if those european squirrels hitched a ride (like our Squirrel) to this country. It would be like the africanized killer bees or something.

[Squirrel]

Yes Killer Squeebs I've already warned you people about this last month.

[xXBatmanXx]

Squirrel is in your cabinz eatin' youz wirez!

[Deslock]

"An American Airlines flight made an unscheduled landing after pilots heard something skittering about in the wire-laden space over the cockpit."

Only proves it wasn't our Squirrel. If it were, Squirrel would have been heard skittering about the womens lavatory.

[DeafOfficeWorker]

[quote="Deslock";p="13859"]
Only proves it wasn't our Squirrel. If it were, Squirrel would have been heard skittering about the womens lavatory. [/quote]

[Preacherman]

[quote="Squirrel";p="13820"]They almost ruined my vacation

Lucky for me I was able to hide in a grass skirt long enough to evade capture.[/quote]


So do Squirrels and Beavers get along then?? (oops)

[Kodo]

[quote="xxbatmanxx";p="13837"]Squirrel is in your cabinz eatin' youz wirez![/quote]

WTS WoW

[Ricen]