In an aircraft belonging to the Spanish airline company Iberia, the pilot was bitten by a tarantula at an altitude of 35,000 feet. The flight had to be postponed for the treatment of the pilot who suffered an allergic reaction, causing panic among the passengers.

On a passenger plane traveling from Düsseldorf to Madrid, chaos ensued due to the pilot experiencing an allergic reaction from a tarantula bite.

The incident took place on Friday afternoon on an Iberia Airbus A320 aircraft en route from Düsseldorf to Madrid. It is estimated that the tarantula entered the aircraft during a stopover in Casablanca, Morocco earlier in the week.

Upon reaching Madrid, the aircraft was fumigated to ensure the safety of the pilot, leading to a three-hour delay. PASSENGERS ANXIOUS DUE TO SPIDER PHOBIA A Spanish newspaper, La Voz de Galicia, reported that some passengers on the plane that arrived in Vigo were constantly checking their seats and the aisles for fear of new spiders appearing.

This incident is not the only recent animal-related case in the aviation world. Last November, when over 130 hamsters escaped from their cages, an aircraft had to be grounded for five days. In January, a live snake was found in the overhead compartment of a domestic flight in Thailand. Iberia officials announced that the pilot is in good health, and measures could be taken to prevent animal-related incidents on flights in the future.