The aircraft immediately turned around and returned to the airport, as the pilots were worried that the rodents could start chewing on wires and causing some major malfunctions with the plane. Once the plane landed, it was discovered that a passenger had brought along hamsters, birds and even some ferrets for a pet store delivery when they landed.

A Swiss International Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday due to smoke in the cabin and cockpit, the airline said.

A small plane made an emergency landing at the decommissioned naval air station in Alameda Friday morning due to an engine issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.