Passengers faced delays after the bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of a plane.
Passengers at Dubai International Airport faced delays on Friday after a bear escaped in the hold of a departing Iraqi aircraft.
The Iraqi Airways plane was destined for Baghdad but was reportedly delayed by an hour due to the incident. Passengers were asked to disembark while the bear was sedated and removed from the plane.
Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how the animal broke out.
Iraqi Airways said it wasn’t to blame for the bear’s escape. The aircraft’s crew worked with authorities in the United Arab Emirates, which dispatched specialists to sedate the animal and remove it from the plane.
jitizens to assist authorities in preventing such animals from being let loose on the city’s streets or ending up as exotic meals in restaurant by reporting such cases.
