That’s exactly what a Delta baggage worker got upon opening the cargo bay door on a Boeing 757 after a flight from Portland to Atlanta.

Apparently (although not confirmed), the worker was able to get the door shut in enough time that the cheetah wasn’t able to get out and onto the tarmac - Where the cookie could have crumbled a whole different way. In fact, there were two cheetahs on board but only one had escaped it’s cage inside the cargo compartment.

The airplane was towed to a closed hangar while Delta asked for and received help from Zoo Atlanta. It was in the hangar that zoo officials were able to tranquilize the big cats. They were then taken to the Zoo in Atlanta to serve as a temporary home, since originally the cheetahs were supposed to go to a zoo in Tennessee. Now the Tennessee Zoo has to put together a team to come fetch the bigs cats in Atlanta. Why not just fly them?

Not!
Capt’n Chris

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American Airlines 757 on Approach to Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Runway Data: 5,800 feet / 1% down slope with a cliff at the end

Here’s another one…

I originally posted this in Episode #1 back in May but it’s so cool I had to post it again.

Enjoy!
~Capt’n Chris

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