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"Ladies and Gents, Nepal Airlines Flight 410 to Kathmandu is Delayed…Due to a Mouse"

Matthew September 7, 2011 Leave a Comment

A new threat is on the loose–bandits wreaking havoc on one poor airline and sending its passengers into a state of panic. The airline has called for their destruction, but these zealots are on a mission and are not about to lay down their arms. Who are these thugs? Mice.

Last Tuesday in Hong Kong, Nepal Airlines flight 410 bound for Kathmandu was preparing for boarding when one of the pilots noticed a mouse scurrying by in the cockpit. Boarding was halted and troops were deployed to find and extinguish the mouse.

By Wednesday afternoon, though, the mouse remained at large.

Sita Gurung, Hong Kong General Manager of the Nepal’s flag carrier at its Hong Kong stated, “The mouse has not been caught yet, but efforts are under way to take care of it,” adding that the airline has placed mouse traps on the plane. A cakewalk…

In the meantime, the debt-laden airline coughed up for hotel rooms and meals for the 84 stranded passengers. Because the mouse is still lurking somewhere in the belly of the Boeing, the airline is also sending passengers to Kathmandu on competitor airlines today.

Hopefully the airline’s aggressive show of force will translate to decisive victory rather than spawn a new generation of destructive mice. But only time will tell.

Or maybe that particular 757 aircraft is just haunted. The same plane was grounded for half a day in Kathmandu last Monday due to…a mouse onboard. On that flight, a mouse jumped out from a box of drinks, prompting a frantic evacuation onboard.

But lest you think it was the same mouse, Air Nepal spokesman Raju Bahadur KC stated, “Our engineers have photographs of the mouse that was found dead stuck to sticky glue used as a trap.”

If they catch this latest perpetrator, I hope they put him on the first flight to Leeward Point Field. Glue is such an easy way out…

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 120 countries over the last decade. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, BBC, Fox News, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, Al Jazeera, Toronto Star, and on NPR. Studying international relations, American government, and later obtaining a law degree, Matthew has a plethora of knowledge outside the travel industry that leads to a unique writing perspective. He has served in the United States Air Force, on Capitol Hill, and in the White House. His Live and Let's Fly blog shares the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs and promotions, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel. His writings on penandpassport.com offer more general musings on life from the eyes of a frequent traveler. He also founded awardexpert.com, a highly-personalized consulting service that aids clients in the effective use of their credit card points and frequent flyer miles. Clients range from retirees seeking to carefully use their nest egg of points to multinational corporations entrusting Matthew with the direction and coordination of company travel.

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