The Croatian airline ETF Airways came up with a funny reaction to the rabbit incident that occurred in Bremen on August 2, 2021. A black rabbit was stuck underneath the captain's window.
The Boeing 737-800 with registration 9A-LAB was damaged at Bremen Airport on August 2, 2021. A rabbit got sucked into engine number 2. The carrier suffered considerable material damage as a result.
A German court has to clarify who has to pay for this. According to ETF Airways, Bremen Airport should refuse to reimburse the costs claimed in the amount of around one million euros. The Croatian airline is of the opinion that the airport is liable for this and has even looked for hiding places for the animals for evidence purposes and allegedly also found other rabbits on the area.
Since Bremen Airport denies liability, according to ETF Airways, a lawsuit has been filed against the airport . Bremen Airport declined to comment further on the incident, as the matter is pending in court. ETF Airways has, however, given the rabbit that died in the incident a place of honor below the captain's window.
This action can also be viewed sarcastically, because during the Second World War it was common in many countries for pilots to put the symbols of the enemy machines they shot down under their cockpit window. However, this practice was not done by all fighter pilots.