A TAP Air Portugal plane was grounded for four days after over 130 hamsters broke loose inside the cargo hold and ran riot as they evaded capture from airport staff, according to local reports.
The rodent escapees had been on a passenger flight from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island, part of the Portuguese Azores, on Wednesday 13 November, and were due to be delivered to a pet store along with ferrets and caged birds, airline sources told the Portuguese daily newspaper Correio da Manhã.
