132 hamsters got loose on an airplane and it took four days to find them

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What happens when 132 hamsters get loose on an airplane?

Well, because hamsters are known to nibble on anything and everything, including electrical wires, the plane will stay grounded until every single one of those little rodents is found.

Yes, this plane landed at the Ponta Delgada airport in the Azores islands, and when the baggage crew discovered the damaged hamster boxes they realized they couldn’t safely send the plane back to Lisbon.

The aircraft would sit at the airport for a full four days before every single hamster was found.

The TAP Air Portugal flight from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada Airport featured a full contingent of passengers as well as hamsters, ferrets and birds en route to a pet store.

The flight ended up grounded in Ponta Delgada when 132 hamsters were found to have escaped into the cargo hold. Officials said the plane was kept at the airport for safety reasons, as the hamsters could pose a risk to the plane’s electrical wires.

Workers spent four days scouring the plane for loose rodents and the Airbus A320 finally returned to Lisbon on Sunday.

Imagine being employed at that airport and instead of spending your week on maintenance you spent four days looking for hamsters.