Tortoise ventures out on Saudia flight

A tortoise crawled onto the toes of a passenger aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight on Saturday. The incident took place shortly before the Cairo-bound flight touched down at the international airport, reported 'Arab News'.

The pet slipped from the hand baggage of an Egyptian woman while she was asleep, according to Al-Jazirah newspaper.

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