A cat apparently went on a rampage in the cabin of a plane bound for Qatar recently. The cat was so disruptive that the pilot decided to turn the plane around and abandon the flight’s scheduled route, according to a report in the Sudanese newspaper. Al-Sundai.
A Boco 737 from Tarco Airlines was already on a 30-minute flight from Khartoum, Sudan, to the capital Doha of Qatar when the cat suddenly appeared in the cockpit, according to the February 25 report. The cat was probably concerned about its unfamiliar environment and people and immediately took offense, attacking the pilot and resisting attempts to capture it. The whole scene led to the pilot returning to Khartoum to safely remove the feline passenger. As noted by the UKs Metro, local reports described the cat as “aggressive and angry”.
The hairy breakaway was allegedly a wild cat and according to Al-Sundai, airline workers believe the cat probably climbed on the plane while standing in the hangar overnight to clean up. It is also possible that the cat may have crawled on board the aircraft during the investigation of the engineer.
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Believe it or not, this is not the first time a cat has unexpectedly appeared in an airplane. Back in July, a cat was discovered on a military plane that arrived at Bangor International Airport in Maine. The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane originally took off at California’s Travis Air Force Base and stopped in Colorado Springs before arriving in Bangor.
It was unclear at the time how or when the cat ended up in the cargo plane, but it appears to have enjoyed the ride and maintained a friendly temper when crew members discovered the gray-and-white cat hiding behind the crates in the plane.
“We call it the ‘cat repair mission,'” said Aimee Thibodeau, manager of marketing and business development at the airport. Bangor Daily News at that point. “As far as anyone knows, this is a first for the airport in Bangor.”
The cat was apparently taken to the Bangor Humane Society. People at the animal shelter worked to determine if the cat wanted to look for owners for it, which is why they regularly posted social media messages about the cat. After several weeks of no response to postings about the cat, the shelter officially had the cat taken for adoption. It quickly found a home with Nanci Hamlin, who works at Bangor International Airport, and got an appropriate name: Cargo.
“Because we know Cargo as we do now, we can see why he was on the plane,” Hamlin said. Bangor Daily News in a separate report. “He has no fear and likes to get on top of or inside everything.”
Hamlin added: “He’s a real spitfire and we call him a Tasmanian devil. He usually really goes on at two in the morning.”