‘Angry’ Cat Attacks Pilot, Forcing Plane to Make Emergency Landing

‘Angry’ Cat Attacks Pilot, Forcing Plane to Make Emergency Landing

A cat apparently went on a rampage in the cockpit of a plane that was headed to Qatar recently. The feline was so disruptive that the pilot actually decided to turn the plane around and abandoning the flight's scheduled route, according to a report in the Sudanese newspaper Al-Sundai.A Tarco Airlines Boeing 737 was already 30 minutes into its flight from Khartoum, Sudan, to Qatar's capital city of Doha when the cat suddenly emerged in the cockpit, according to the February 25 report. Likely alarmed by its unfamiliar surroundings and people, the cat instantly went on the offensive, attacking the pilot and resisting attempts to catch it. The whole scene led the pilot to head back to Khartoum to safely remove the feline passenger. As noted by the U.K.'s Metro, local reports characterized the cat as "aggressive and angry."The furry stowaway was said to be a feral feline and, according to Al-Sundai, airline workers believe the cat likely boarded the plane while it was parked in the hangar overnight for cleaning. It's also possible that the cat could've crept aboard the aircraft during the pre-flight engineer check.Airbus A380 seconds before landing in Heathrow airport from Abu Dhabi.

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