Twelve hours into a Singapore Airlines flight bound for London’s Heathrow Airport last week, an unexpected feathered stowaway was discovered on board.
Business class passengers were greeted by a mynah on board flight SQ322 last Monday (January 7), according to a statement by an SIA spokesperson on January 13.
The avian stowaway was subsequently caught by cabin crew with the assistance of some of the passengers on board, the statement said.
In a video posted on Facebook, the mynah can be seen perched, seemingly unfazed, on top of an unsuspecting passenger's headrest. An air steward is seen making a grab for the bird but it evades capture.
The bird was handed over to animal quarantine authorities once the aircraft landed in London, according to SIA.
No information was provided on how the bird had got into the aircraft in the first place.