They diverted, nobody was injured. The airline took a financial hit.
This was about the best possible outcome.
Could you imaging making the call not to divert, and then the snake gets out of the light compartment? Keeping panicked passengers on their seats for landing is going to be a tall order.
A pilot who made that call is going to find it difficult to defend such a decision, and if there were injuries is going to be finding a other career.
This was about the best possible outcome.
Could you imaging making the call not to divert, and then the snake gets out of the light compartment? Keeping panicked passengers on their seats for landing is going to be a tall order.
A pilot who made that call is going to find it difficult to defend such a decision, and if there were injuries is going to be finding a other career.