Snakes on a plane, ghosts in the machine, pigs on the wing, dog-fighting… and now cats in the cockpit. Passengers on an Air Canada flight were greatly inconvenienced after curious feline found its way into the pilot’s seat.
The flight from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Toronto was held back from taking off for four hours this morning after the Toonces wannabe got loose from its carrier and not only got into the cockpit, but into the plane’s wiring.
Thus, the plane could not take off until after a crew could inspect all the wires to make sure everything was in place. The flight eventually took to the air four hours and twenty minutes after its scheduled departure.
The cat was not harmed, though we’re sure there were more than a few passengers who had catricidal thoughts while passing time during the delay.
On-the-loose cat in the cockpit delays Air Canada flight [Globe & Mail]
Thanks to SamiJ for the tip
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NOOO TOONCES!
Way too many bad pun opportunities. Could have been cat-astrophic. Catastrophe. Seriously though are they sure cat wasn’t what was being served in coach for a 7.99 fee which you can only pay with a credit card and not cash.
Nuts! Now we aren’t going to be able to have our pets travel with us. The Terrorists will take this idea to its logical diabolical extreme… hybrid killer kitty’s on a plane.
DING DONG – excuse me Mr WhiteNorth, were from the FBI, and would like to ask you a few questions…
…about your kitty porn
ba dum tssss
In that case, someone’s infant should get loose in the cockpit, and we’d all love infantless flights
You know that I care what happens to you
And I know that you care for me too
So I don’t feel alone
Of the weight of the stone
Now that I’ve found somewhere safe
To bury my bone
And any fool knows a dog needs a home
A shelter from pigs on the wing
So there is exposed wiring in the cockpit that a cat can get into?
Hmmmm, how about a misplaced foot? Sounds like a safety hazard.
That’s where they stomp when the engines won’t start.
To be fair, a healthy cat can squeeze into a space no larger than in it’s head. If it’s particularly small or kitten, this can include under a closed door (I’ve seen it!) which is a space too small for adult human feet.
As the owner/slave of 2 cats, I understand this concept. I suppose it’s possible the poor terrified thing squeezed through some tiny tiny opening.
As to your comment about the cat going under a closed door: I always thought the wedge shape of a cat skull would make an excellent and horribly macabre doorstop…I’ll need to make sure it’s not a kitten head, or it won’t work.
So…the article is implying that the passengers were not feline too happy about the delay?
Sorry for the inconvenience. I was just trying to get to Fuchal.
You’ve got to be kitten me!
It does make one paws and think.
It was almost a catastrophe!
Personally, I think the pilots were pussies for wanting to inspect the electrical system.
Someone needs yoga….
The cat was later checked in by the baggage handlers and never seen again.
I would have been furr-ious.
Cats: what don’t they ruin?
Four hours and twenty minutes? Everybody must’ve been flying high by then!
Pinky’s back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR_LHlFwlhk
Sounds like Air Canada needs to buy some Stickhies from Vince to take care of their shedding pussy problem.
Annoy cat until it hisses at you. You have located cat. Spray Starting Fluid in that direction, it’s good old fashioned ether. You have thirty seconds to extract cat. Wrap cat in towel. You’re on your own at this point. Air out cabin quickly, ether is flammable and flashes suddenly, scaring many people and doing no harm.
Loose kitty. Cockpit. What more could a man ask for?
yeah, i don’t fly with cats. if i must take a cat/cats somewhere [interstate move] then i drive. it’s the airlock principle. if they get out of the carrier in the car, the car’s doors are still shut. my cat has gotten out of her carrier in the car numerous times but i can just climb over the seat and catch her before i open any doors to the outside.
IM IN UR COCKPT
HYJACKN UR PLANZ
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What, no one tried the old ‘rattle the bag of food’ trick?
They were going to open a can of tuna, but the TSA confiscated their can opener.