An easyJet flight was delayed overnight and ordered to be fumigated after a traveller spotted a scorpion on board.
A passenger on the aircraft which was due to fly from Paris to Glasgow alerted crew about the alleged arachnid on board.
EasyJet held up the flight while the aircraft was fumigated in a bid to kill off the reported intruder.
The flight, which should have left for Scotland just after 2pm yesterday, is now expected to take off today and passengers were provided with hotel accommodation.
A spokeswoman for the airline told MailOnline: ‘EasyJet can confirm that a passenger reported to crew that a scorpion was on board flight EZY6883 from Glasgow to Paris Charles de Gaulle.
“The safety and comfort of our passengers and crew is always our highest priority so, as a precaution, the aircraft will be fumigated before its next flight, EZY6884 to Glasgow, which is delayed overnight as a result.
“Although this is outside of our control, we would like apologise for any inconvenience to passengers.”
A passenger on a United Airlines flight from Houston to Calgary in April was allegedly stung by a scorpion which fell from an overhead bin and onto a man’s hair while he was eating his lunch.
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