'Batplane!': Stowaway Bat Surprises Passengers On Spirit Airlines Flight

Passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight from North Carolina to New Jersey were in for a spooky surprise when a bat started flying up and down the cabin, causing chaos, delight and confusion among the passengers.

A spokesman for Spirit Airlines told Newsweek: "Spirit Airlines can confirm a stowaway bat was located on one of our recent flights from Charlotte to Newark. “

"The aircraft was disinfected and searched as a precaution. It is believed the bat started its journey in Charlotte, flying into an overhead bin while our crews were doing overnight maintenance. No one was hurt in this incident, including the bat."

Peter Scattini, 23, a passenger on the airline’s 6.a.m. flight from Charlotte to Newark posted a 13 second video of the incident on Twitter.

The caption of the post said: "Me, twice a year: I'll never fly Spirit again.' Me, this morning, after deciding I’d rather save 12 dollars.''

Co-passengers can be heard screaming and shouting. Some even questioned if the creature was a bat. The post has gone viral on Twitter and got hilarious responses from users that focused on Batman, discounted fares and Spirit’s reputation.

Scattini, an actor, followed it up with another tweet saying, "I also want to make clear that this bat appeared while were were 30 minutes into our flight."

In a separate video of the incident posted on Twitter, a man called it the “Batplane!”

Scattini, told USA Today that someone trapped the bat between a book and a cup and locked it in the bathroom for the rest of the flight.

The bat was removed once the flight landed by animal control officers.

Some users on Twitter said that the incident reminded them of an episode from “The Office," where Dwight catches a bat.

In another incident involving airplanes and surprises, a Southwest Airlines attendant burst out of an overhead luggage compartment on a Nashville Philadelphia flight. A passenger filmed the moment and shared it on social media. She told Fox News that she was "perplexed" by the action of the attendant, who had stayed in the compartment for as long as 10 minutes.