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Snake Discovered in Overhead Bin on AirAsia Thailand Flight

The incident, which occurred on a flight from Bangkok to Phuket, is the second snake sighting on an AirAsia plane in two years.

  • Passengers on an AirAsia Thailand flight from Bangkok to Phuket discovered a live snake in an overhead luggage bin, causing panic onboard.
  • The incident occurred on January 13 on Flight FD3015 and was captured in a video that has since gone viral on social media.
  • Flight attendants, trained to handle such occurrences, relocated passengers from the area as a precautionary measure.
  • The flight landed without incident and the aircraft underwent a deep clean and fumigation before resuming operations.
  • This is the second reported incident of a snake found onboard an AirAsia plane, with a similar occurrence in February 2022 on a domestic flight in Malaysia.
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