Delta Flight 1525: The Baboon Tarantula
133 Words1 Page
Delta flight 1525 had been delayed three hours due to an escaped Baboon tarantula on Wednesday, September 23. The flight was scheduled to depart to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport at 7 p.m. However, before passengers boarded, an employee saw a tarantula in the cargo hold. The Baboon tarantula has very strong venom. A bite from a King baboon spider is not deadly or dangerous to humans however, it can cause severe allergic reactions. Apparently there was a slight chance that there were more insects that had escaped and as a precaution the pilot and the cabin crew decided that it was not safe to fly. Passengers then departed on a different aircraft at 10 p.m. Thankfully, Passengers who were scheduled to board that