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Mouse – yes, a mouse – holds up London-San Francisco flight for 4 hours

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WATCH ABOVE: Passengers react to mouse holding up London to San Francisco flight for four hours – Mar 2, 2017

How he squeaked through security is anyone’s guess.

A little mouse made for a big delay on a British Airways flight from London to San Francisco.

The passengers were all buckled up and ready to go when the crew told them that a mouse-spotting meant they couldn’t take off.

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The crew joked that the mouse couldn’t enter U.S. airspace without a passport, and told everyone they needed a whole new plane. That meant a four-hour delay.

READ MORE: British Airways apologizes after computer glitch causes global delays

They told KGO-TV in San Francisco after the flight arrived Wednesday that despite the delay most passengers were happy to be on a mouse-free aircraft, especially knowing they’d be eating on the flight.

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British Airways apologized and said they were satisfied that only two-legged passengers were on the flight once it took off.

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