MELBOURNE AIRPORT – A remarkable discovery last Thursday, during a regular pre-flight check of a Virgin Australian Boeing 737 at Melbourne airport; an owl was found in one of the engine’s fan blades.

According to the airline, this is why pre-flight checks are always very important before each single flight. “Our team of engineers rescued it and was assessed before being safely released back into the wild. “

This owl didn’t give a hoot where it napped! The cute little guy was found during our pre-flight checks. Our team of engineers rescued it & was assessed before being safely released back into the wild. Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up? #HootHoot pic.twitter.com/1NEx9usRfu

— Virgin Australia (@VirginAustralia) April 18, 2019

The Boeing 737-800 from Virgin Australia departed safely from Melbourne Airport, shortly after the owl was rescued and released.

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(Top image: from Virgin Australia photo on Twitter)