Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA snake was discovered on board a Tui aircraft after passengers disembarked a flight from Cancun, Mexico, to London Gatwick on 5 June (Alamy/PA)A snake was discovered on board a Tui aircraft after passengers disembarked a flight from Cancun, Mexico, to London Gatwick on 5 June. An aircraft cleaner found the reptile, which a Tui spokesperson confirmed was not venomous. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was temporarily grounded, and traps were set, but the snake evaded capture and subsequently disappeared. Aircraft operations resumed after expert advice suggested the snake had likely left the plane, with no passengers reporting seeing it during the journey. A source told The Sun: “The sight of the snake almost gave the airline cleaners a heart attack. But by the time they had raised the alarm, the animal had disappeared.”In fullStowaway snake discovered on Tui flight to LondonMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Stowaway snake on Tui flight to London Gatwick vanishes after discovery
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA snake was discovered on board a Tui aircraft after passengers disembarked a flight from Cancun, Mexico, to London Gatwick on 5 June (Alamy/PA)A snake was discovered on board a Tui aircraft after passengers disembarked a flight from Cancun, Mexico, to London Gatwick on 5 June. An aircraft cleaner found the reptile, which a Tui spokesperson confirmed was not venomous. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was temporarily grounded, and traps were set, but the snake evaded capture and subsequently disappeared. Aircraft operations resumed after expert advice suggested the snake had likely left the plane, with no passengers reporting seeing it during the journey. A source told The Sun: “The sight of the snake almost gave the airline cleaners a heart attack. But by the time they had raised the alarm, the animal had disappeared.”In fullStowaway snake discovered on Tui flight to LondonMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
