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| Mouse on a plane grounds British Airways Heathrow flight | Mouse on a plane grounds British Airways Heathrow flight |
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| A US-bound plane was unable to take off from Heathrow Airport after a mouse was spotted on board. | 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 to San Francisco were strapped in and waiting to leave when the "rather unusual occurrence" 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. |
| The crew told passengers planes cannot take off with mice on board, and that another flight would be scheduled. | The crew told passengers planes cannot take off with mice on board, and that another flight would be scheduled. |
| It eventually left about four hours later. | It eventually left about four hours later. |
| One passenger, Carly, said there was "general disbelief" among fellow travellers when the news was broken. | |
| "I'm not sure people knew how to react," she said. | "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?" |
| 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. |