A pet sugar glider, a type of palm-size possum, escaped from its owner on a flight from Shanghai to Jinan in China, leading to chaos inside the cabin and a delay in departure.
The pet’s owner, a 34-year-old woman identified by her surname Guo, was detained for violating airline regulations by bringing the animal onboard and for disrupting public transportation orders, police said.
Ms Guo allegedly hid the sugar glider in her clothes during security checks, exploiting a screening blind spot.
