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Bated Passengers Bat Away Bat On Batty Spirit Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 3, 2019November 14, 2023 3 Comments

Forgive me for the title, I could not resist…

a yellow airplane with black text

A fluttering bat greeted passengers on an early morning Spirit Airlines flight to New Jersey. No, this time it was not an emotional support pet.

Peter Scattini, a passenger onboard the 6:00AM Spirit flight from Charlotte to Newark, was awakened to a commotion onboard. Like any fast-thinking 23-year-old, he pulled out his mobile phone and began filming. What was going on? Oh, just a loose bat in the cabin…of the animal variety. Check out the video below:

me, twice a year: “i’ll never fly spirit again.”
me, this morning, after deciding i’d rather save 12 dollars: pic.twitter.com/ASqk3bb89j

— Peter Scattini (@jpscattini) July 31, 2019

Passengers were screaming and ducking for cover…I probably would have too, and I even know that bats are harmless mammals that don’t hurt humans.

Eventually, another passenger trapped the bat between a cup and a book and dumped it into the lavatory for the remainder of the flight. There’s no word if the bat survived.

This is incident reminded some about a classic episode of The Office where Dwight catches a bat.

But something else went through my mind. I don’t know why, but this whole incident reminds me of the grocery store checkout line growing up:

a magazine cover with a picture of a vampire

That dates me…

Just another friendly flight on Spirit Airlines. I had my own flight on Spirit earlier this week…no bats, but a lot of batty behavior. I look forward to sharing that with you in a future post.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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3 Comments

  1. James Reply
    August 3, 2019 at 10:54 am

    I would’ve sing, “nanananananana…..”

  2. Ak Reply
    August 4, 2019 at 12:20 am

    Rabies risk. There is no such thing as a large rabies risk. But this is as high risk as it gets, closed space with risk of scratches, bites and aerosolized bat spit. The rabies vaccine is 5 doses and super painful. I wonder if in the “spirit” of full disclosure, the airlines informed the passengers of this risk.

    Not the typical danger one associated with air travel.

    • James Reply
      August 4, 2019 at 12:47 am

      Wrong! Rabies from ESA is pretty much possible.

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