Rats on plane: Sri Lanka Airlines aircraft grounded for three days after rodent spotting on flight

A plane of Sri Lanka’s national airline was recently grounded for three days. On Tuesday, the airline blamed a rat for the grounding and the subsequent catastrophic delays.

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Amid concerns that the rodent may have chewed through components on the plane, the plane was grounded for three days at Colombo. 

Rodents on the run

The rat was spotted during last Thursday’s (Feb 22) Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A330 trip from the Pakistani city of Lahore. 

Afterwards, a search was launched for the rat, as…