Rats on a plane: Family of rodents found in business class on flight to China

Video footage shows health inspectors as they make their discovery

Video footage has emerged of health inspectors finding ten rats and their mother rodent on a commercial flight to China

Health inspectors discovered a mother rodent and her ten rat pups in the business class section of a commercial flight to China from Hong Kong.

Video footage has emerged of health inspectors dressed in protective suits boarding a commercial flight which had landed at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport in Fujian Province.

Inspectors can be seen searching overhead lockers and behind seats.

The ten rats were discovered underneath a business class seat. The mother rat was reportedly discovered on 1 October, the following day.

The aircraft's cabin was immediately closed down to allow a public health emergency plan to be implemented.

Luckily, tests conducted afterwards found that the rodents had not spread any viruses and the plane was later re-opened after it was confirmed that the wiring onboard the aircraft was intact.