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Bat Aboard Spirit Airlines Flight Sends Passengers Into Full-On Chaos And Panic Mode
05 August 2019
@adrilisasmiddle/@jpscattini/@raydennis/Twitter
The passengers of a recent Spirit Airlines flight from Charlotte to Newark got a little more excitement than they bargained for when they bought their tickets.
<p>About 30 minutes into the 90 minute flight a bat began flying wildly around the plane, surprising passengers and staff.</p><p>Peter Scattini shared a video of the bag to Twitter with the caption:</p><blockquote><em>"me, twice a year: 'I'll never fly spirit again.' me, this morning, after deciding i'd rather save 12 dollars:"</em></blockquote><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="854ad" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5DXAIC1565272954"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1156529042700587008" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">me, twice a year: “i’ll never fly spirit again.”
me, this morning, after deciding i’d rather save 12 dollars: https://t.co/ASqk3bb89j</div> — Peter Scattini (@Peter Scattini)<a href="https://twitter.com/jpscattini/statuses/1156529042700587008">1564572985.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Scattini wasn't the only passenger to record the bat. </strong></p><p>Twitter user @adrilisasmiddle shared a video taken by an anonymous passenger. </p><p>It seems the bat was eventually caught by a passenger and confined to one of the bathrooms for the remainder of the flight.</p><p><div id="c7da91bc-8e44-492f-b7fd-c382c0e55bda"></div></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><p><strong>There were a multitude of jokes from Twitter users in response to the videos. </strong><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="f0d9a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="G4ZTN41565272955"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1157650176770752512" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@godzillo_ @jpscattini @TylerDinucci One dude named Vlad.</div> — 100% Star Stuff (@100% Star Stuff)<a href="https://twitter.com/fakecarlsagan/statuses/1157650176770752512">1564840284.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="53e6d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="LQXNVC1565272955"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1157197302106341377" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@jpscattini Imagine being a bat just trying to save some money on a flight and then everybody yelling at you.
Smh</div> — nico (@nico)<a href="https://twitter.com/ChinzTweets/statuses/1157197302106341377">1564732311.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="a59f7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TJF1EF1565272955"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1157141698054696960" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@jpscattini It's a merger https://t.co/DWC5UWnHfO</div> — Jason Brown (@Jason Brown)<a href="https://twitter.com/Super_Coen_Bros/statuses/1157141698054696960">1564719054.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="3c666" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="E4JEJA1565272955"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1157306278063906816" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@anphonyboloney @jpscattini Idk dude I’m in marketing</div> — the penultimate straw (@the penultimate straw)<a href="https://twitter.com/thewomaniswild/statuses/1157306278063906816">1564758293.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="93032" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8LJK1P1565272955"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1156613211594117120" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@jpscattini @reneemjrapp bat storage fee was $15 easy choice to let it fly around</div> — Ryan McGrath (@Ryan McGrath)<a href="https://twitter.com/rmcgrath732/statuses/1156613211594117120">1564593053.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="87414" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="OCSIVQ1565272955"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1157072536011718656" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@jpscattini Unfortunately the guidance system appears to have escaped the cockpit</div> — Clarence (@Clarence)<a href="https://twitter.com/Jukebox_Hobo/statuses/1157072536011718656">1564702564.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="790ea" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="BMIMCU1565272955"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1157102811630280704" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@jpscattini I meannnnnn...the airline is named 'Spirit' 👻🦇🤷🏾♀️</div> — Ray Dennis 🇻🇮 🏁 (@Ray Dennis 🇻🇮 🏁)<a href="https://twitter.com/raydennis/statuses/1157102811630280704">1564709782.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="6762c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TX9GX41565272956"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1157120076929216514" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TheTallestCoop i would also think it was hilarious if i hadn’t been on the plane</div> — Peter Scattini (@Peter Scattini)<a href="https://twitter.com/jpscattini/statuses/1157120076929216514">1564713899.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Someone thought the whole situation would make a good mathematical word problem:</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="1abd1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1Z974F1565272956"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1157683287588069376" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@jpscattini If an airplane is flying at 350 knots, and a bat onboard the aircraft is flying in the opposite directi… https://t.co/z3u1O6dJR6</div> — Zephyr Heath (@Zephyr Heath)<a href="https://twitter.com/HeathZephyr/statuses/1157683287588069376">1564848179.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Others were worried about the safety of the bat.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="ffc40" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ELK3LS1565272956"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1157270965060980736" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@jpscattini :( I hope no one got hurt & the bat is okay. Must be super stressful & he prob won't get released at home.</div> — Laura (@Laura)<a href="https://twitter.com/MissLaura317/statuses/1157270965060980736">1564749873.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="0925c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7W6C9T1565272956"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1157271342850424834" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@Ian_ders @marinashutup i hope! someone trapped it between a book and a cup & then locked it in the bathroom for th… https://t.co/SfdpUEsPrN</div> — Peter Scattini (@Peter Scattini)<a href="https://twitter.com/jpscattini/statuses/1157271342850424834">1564749963.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>In a statement to <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bat-spirit-airlines-flight_n_5d4490b5e4b0ca604e31fa08" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HuffPost</a>, Spirit Airlines said that the bat was:</p><blockquote> <em>"...removed once on the ground by animal control officers."</em> </blockquote><blockquote><em>"The aircraft was disinfected and searched as a precaution. It is believed the bat started its journey in Charlotte, flying into an overhead bin while our crews were doing overnight maintenance." </em></blockquote><p>Scattini also told them that, after the bat was contained, the plane's staff did an excellent job making sure nobody was injured and helped to calm everyone. </p><p>Spirit Airlines may not have the best track record for customer satisfaction, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/grantmartin/2019/01/19/spirit-pulls-ahead-of-american-and-united-in-new-airline-rankings/#1d4cedfa4852" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">though it's no longer on the bottom of the list</a>, but random wildlife on a flight isn't something anyone expects.</p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><p>Of course there are worse things than bats on a plane, like zombies. The film <strong><em><a href="https://amzn.to/2GLuvpN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Flight of the Living Dead</a></em></strong>, is available <strong><em><a href="https://amzn.to/2GLuvpN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></em></strong>.</p>
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