Snakes on a plane might not be such a bad idea at a San Diego Airport. Lindbergh Field Airport has a rat infestation problem.
According to 10News, rats have taken over Terminal 1 at the airport and have been spotted in the halls and in the ceilings. Travelers might want to avoid the restaurants as the rats were spotted there too.
Airport employees are not keeping the infestation a secret.
"They come out from under the ovens and the fryers and run around looking for food," a restaurant worker told 10News.
"They're in our workplace," another worker said. "They'll come out by the drains and stuff."
The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority released a statement regarding the issue and claimed that they're trying to deal with the problem.
"The Airport Authority became aware of a rodent issue due to demolition and construction taking place in some areas of the airport. As a result, the Authority increased its efforts to eradicate this issue, working closely with tenants and the construction team. The Airport Authority's Environmental Department has been working with the County of San Diego's Vector Control Program regarding the rodent population in the vicinity of the airport. Customer service is one of our top priorities. The Authority has aggressively taken the necessary steps to ensure the safety and comfort of our passengers."
Some of their measures include having exterminators work throughout the night to get rid of the rodents. They have killed at least a dozen rats so far and they inspect the traps every few days.
Despite the efforts, employees claim the problem is just getting worse.
"We try to be really discrete about it when customers are there," a worker told 10News. "If we see a mouse or a rat, we try not to say anything. We don't want our customers to know that there are rats."
The airport claims to be working with the health department on the issue, but when 10News questioned the health department, they said they didn't know the rats were found inside restaurants. They will have food inspectors investigate the issue.
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