Bat goes for a fly on Spirit Airlines

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Mon Aug 5, 2019

Passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight got a little more than they bargained for when a bat starting flying around the cabin just 30 minutes after take-off. Peter Scattini tweeted that he sworn he would never fly Spirit again after this last flight but decided to save $12 and was aboard the flight. https://twitter.com/i/status/1156529042700587008 A spokesman for Spirit Airlines told Newsweek: "Spirit Airlines can confirm a stowaway bat was located on one of our recent flights from Charlotte to Newark. "The bat was eventually corralled into a lavatory and removed once on the ground by animal control officers. "The aircraft was disinfected and searched as a precaution. It is believed the bat started its journey in Charlotte, flying into an overhead bin while our crews were doing overnight maintenance. No one was hurt in this incident, including the bat."      

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