Stowaway snake on Tui flight to London Gatwick vanishes after discovery

• A snake was discovered on board a Tui aircraft after passengers disembarked a flight from Cancun, Mexico, to London Gatwick on 5 June.
• An aircraft cleaner found the reptile, which a Tui spokesperson confirmed was not venomous.
• The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was temporarily grounded, and traps were set, but the snake evaded capture and subsequently disappeared.
• Aircraft operations resumed after expert advice suggested the snake had likely left the plane, with no passengers reporting seeing it during the journey.
• A source told The Sun : “The sight of the snake almost gave the airline cleaners a heart attack. But by the time they had raised the alarm, the animal had disappeared.”

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Stowaway snake discovered on Tui flight to London