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British Airways Heathrow flight delayed over mouse on plane Mouse on a plane grounds British Airways Heathrow flight
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A flight from Heathrow to San Francisco was delayed for several hours after a mouse was spotted on the plane. A US-bound plane was unable to take off from Heathrow Airport after a mouse was spotted on board.
Passengers on the 10:40 GMT British Airways flight were strapped in and waiting to take off when the delay was announced. Passengers on the 10:40 GMT British Airways flight to San Francisco were strapped in and waiting to leave when the "rather unusual occurrence" was announced.
Carly, who was on the flight, said the air crew announced "a rather unusual occurrence has occurred". The crew told passengers planes cannot take off with mice on board, and that another flight would be scheduled.
They said rules stipulate planes cannot take off with mice onboard and another flight would be laid on. It eventually left about four hours later.
"I'm not sure people knew how to react," said Carly. One passenger, Carly, said there was "general disbelief" among she and her fellow travellers when the news was broken.
"There was general disbelief." "I'm not sure people knew how to react," she said.
'Sell the movie''Sell the movie'
She said they had been told another plane had been found, but the passengers would have to wait several hours for a gate to be found before it could take off.She said they had been told another plane had been found, but the passengers would have to wait several hours for a gate to be found before it could take off.
Some of the flight's passengers tweeted their reactions.Some of the flight's passengers tweeted their reactions.
Matt Watt wrote: "Just had my flight to SFO cancelled because of a mouse on board the plane. Could it not get a visa?? #britishairways", while @midlandsound wrote a Haiku: "About to fly to SF, There is a mouse on the plane, We all must get off."Matt Watt wrote: "Just had my flight to SFO cancelled because of a mouse on board the plane. Could it not get a visa?? #britishairways", while @midlandsound wrote a Haiku: "About to fly to SF, There is a mouse on the plane, We all must get off."
He also wrote: "I'm going to sell this to the movies. It can be the slightly more pedestrian prequel to snakes on a plane. Maybe this is what lured them on?"He also wrote: "I'm going to sell this to the movies. It can be the slightly more pedestrian prequel to snakes on a plane. Maybe this is what lured them on?"
Another flight took off about four hours later.
British Airways said: "We know almost everyone wants to fly with us to San Francisco, but on this occasion there was one very small customer who we had to send back to the gate.British Airways said: "We know almost everyone wants to fly with us to San Francisco, but on this occasion there was one very small customer who we had to send back to the gate.
"Everyone with two legs is now on their way to California, and we are sorry for the delay.""Everyone with two legs is now on their way to California, and we are sorry for the delay."
Heathrow Airport said it could not comment on individual flights.Heathrow Airport said it could not comment on individual flights.
In 2015, boxer David Haye's flight from Birmingham was also cancelled because a mouse was seen on the plane.In 2015, boxer David Haye's flight from Birmingham was also cancelled because a mouse was seen on the plane.