World IN BRIEF / NEW ZEALAND : Stowaway Rat Causes Scare on Flight
From Times Wire Reports
A woman who found a rat sitting in her lap during an Air New Zealand flight from Los Angeles will be offered compensation, an airline spokesman said. The rodent was first spotted after the plane left Los Angeles. “Later in the flight, a passenger in business class felt something on her right leg, lifted her blanket and found the rat on her knees,” said Cameron Hill, an airline spokesman. The name of the passenger was not released.
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