A Mexican Plane Was Grounded For More Than Two Hours With A Mosquito Infestation
A Volaris flight from Guadalajara to Mexico City was delayed by nearly two and a half hours on October 6 when a swarm of little bitey bugs inundated the passenger cabin. Recent weather trends in Jalisco have left significant zones of standing water, perfect breeding grounds for blood-sucking mosquitos. When a big metal tube full of human-shaped blood sacks rolls through, what else is a mosquito swarm to do besides fly inside and enjoy the smorgasbord?
Ayer tomé un vuelo de @flyvolaris @viajaVolaris y estaba el avión repleto de mosquitos... la respuesta de la aerolínea fue “es una situación ajena a la aerolínea debido a la cantidad de agua estancada en los alrededores, la población de mosquitos es grande”. 🤦🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/BFZ4ZZaba9
— Juan Manuel Jiménez (@juanmapregunta) June 24, 2019
A video of the havoc which ensued can be seen below, as obtained by the New York Post. Volaris cabin crew can be seen walking the aisles with cans of bug spray, fumigating the air above the heads of a plane full of passengers. The passengers appear to be in a wild mixture of coughing, covering their mouths, waving their hands, and shouting cheers of approval through the process. Imagine how bad the mosquitos must have been for airline passengers to cheer being bug bombed by attendants. I’m not sure I can decide which outcome I’d prefer.
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