Snake seen on AirAsia plane
published : 14 Feb 2022 at 17:57
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: AFP
An AirAsia passenger plane was forced to land after a snake was spotted in the overhead lights.
In a viral video social media users were quick to link with the Samuel L. Jackson movie "Snakes on a Plane", the creature's silhouette could be seen wriggling in the cabin's light fittings.
The incident, which the airline described as "very rare", took place last week aboard a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau, on the eastern coast of Borneo island.
After the captain found out about the snake, he landed in the city of Kuching -- 900 kilometres (560 miles) west of Tawau -- so the plane could be fumigated, AirAsia said.
The passengers then boarded another flight to continue their journey.
"At no time was the safety of guests or crew at any risk," AirAsia said.
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Vocabulary
- fumigate (verb): to use special chemicals, smoke or gas to destroy the harmful insects or bacteria in a place - อบควัน, รมควัน
- rare: not happening very often - หาได้ยาก
- risk: the possibility that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen - ความเสี่ยง
- silhouette: the shape of a person's body or of an object; the dark outline or shape of a person or an object that you see against a light background - โครงร่าง, เค้าโครง, ภาพเงา
- viral: (of a video, photo, story, etc.) spread across the internet very quickly (like a virus spreading a disease) as people share it with their friends or the news media reports on it - แพร่กระจายผ่านทางอินเทอร์เน็ตอย่างรวดเร็ว
- wriggle (verb): to twist and turn your body or part of it with quick short movements - บิดตัว, กระดิก, ดิ้น
