Hammy On A Plane

[Omaha Red Sox]

Escaped hamster interrupts jet flight

2 hours, 47 minutes ago

INNSBRUCK, Austria - It wasn't "Snakes on a Plane," but an Austrian Airlines jet made an unscheduled stop Friday after a passenger sneaked a hamster aboard and the rodent escaped. The flight from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to the southern Austrian city of Graz made a stop in Innsbruck so officials could search for the hamster and make sure it didn't gnaw through any wiring, the airline said.

It said the flight was diverted after a passenger notified the crew that he had brought a hamster aboard and had lost track of it. Passengers were ordered off the plane, and some were taken by bus to Graz. It was not immediately clear how many people were aboard.

By midafternoon, a search of the aircraft still had not turned up any sign of the hamster, authorities said.

Austrian Airlines said the jet would remain grounded until the hamster was found "because it can't take off that way for safety reasons."

[3 run homer]

If airlines went back to offering meals this sort of thing wouldn't happen

[acsguitar]

That was a good move

[Mugrila]

Pshh way to go Hammy.

[Dan Lambskin]

guess i'll be the first to make a lame Richard Gere reference...now bring on the pics!

[gfantasy]

Gotta love Airport searches and security.

[slomo007]

Countdown until hammy posts in this thread? T minus 2 minutes.

[WebHamster]

I told Menyak I don't like to fly!

[The Artful Dodger]

I can just see this becoming a popular viral video spoof on YouTube in...two hours from now.

[theclefe]

Are hampster considered a liquid?