The 97 passengers were allowed to leave the plane, but authorities thought it would be better to halt flights until the venomous insects were found.
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The Baltimore Sun reports that Delta baggage handlers were just doing their jobs before the flight when one noticed the fury critter walking outside of its container.
Kruse says the captain grounded the plane so it could be searched for any additional arachnids. “The safety and security of our passengers is our top priority”.
Flight 1525 was supposed to take off from Baltimore-Washington worldwide Thurgood Marshall Airport around 7 p.m. Wednesday, with it landing in at Hartsfield-Jackson global Atlanta Airport around 9 p.m.
No one in the main body of the aircraft saw the spider. The flight staff has further added that their policy puts major emphasis on honesty, which is why the two pilots have chosen to provide passengers all their information.
There is a multitude of reasons your flight might be canceled or delayed – but a spider? They are all the more unsafe since their hairs are invisible and there is nothing that passengers can do to avoid them.
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Baboon tarantulas are known for being defensive with a tendency to hiss when irritated, and they may deliver a mildly venomous bite, according to arachnid experts. They are from Africa, are burnt orange, and have a nice set of fangs.
