Not affecting flight safety, the airline responded that "cockroaches travel 3000 kilometers through the porthole of the plane": it is in the glass gap of the aircraft | cabin | porthole
On a flight from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan to Ningbo, Zhejiang, passengers found a cockroach on the cabin window and flew 3000 kilometers with the flight. How did this cockroach appear at an altitude of 10000 meters? On August 18th, a journalist from Jimu News inquired with the airline responsible for the flight and learned that cockroaches were located between the inner surface of the aircraft cabin windshield and the inner lining panel, possibly crawling into the window glass after entering the aircraft with luggage or cargo. At present, the company has inspected the aircraft and will not have any impact on flight safety.
Ms. Guo, a passenger, told reporters that on the morning of August 16th, she took a plane back to Ningbo from Xishuangbanna. While looking at the scenery outside the window, she accidentally discovered a cockroach on the porthole, which was slowly crawling. "During the journey from Xishuangbanna to Ningbo, it was there all along. I thought it would be announced in 2 minutes, but I didn't tell the flight attendant. I didn't expect it to fly 3000 kilometers and still be there. But I can't tell if it's outside the window or inside the window compartment."
What channels may cockroaches appear on windows, and may they have an impact on aircraft safety? On August 18th, the reporter consulted with the staff of the airline where Ms. Guo took the flight and learned that after confirmation by the company's technical and engineering personnel, the cockroach shown in the video was located between the inner surface of the aircraft cabin windshield and the inner lining panel. According to the design, there is space between the inner surface of the windshield and the inner lining panel, and there will be a cross-linking between the aircraft cabin bodies. Therefore, the engineer determined that the cockroach in the video may have crawled onto the window glass with luggage or cargo entering the aircraft.
The staff stated that currently, the company has inspected the aircraft and found that the windshield is not damaged or defective, and it will not have any impact on flight safety. At the same time, the company will regularly disinfect the cabin of the aircraft, and this aircraft also underwent another disinfection treatment on August 17th. In the future, the company will continue to ensure the safe operation and service guarantee of flights.
