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A PILOT was bitten by a tarantula and suffered an allergic reaction in a horrifying mid-air drama.
The spider crept onto the plane during a stopover in the Moroccan city of Casablanca before the jet carried on to Spain.
The Iberia plane’s onward journey was delayed so it could be fumigated and the pilot treated with anti-inflammatory medicine.
Iberia Airbus A320 flying between Dusseldorf in Germany and Madrid’s Barajas Airport on Friday afternoon when the pilot was attacked by the critter.
It is understood the spider crawled onto the plane earlier in the week in Casablanca.
The plane was fumigated when it reached the Spanish capital, prompting a three-hour delay.
Passengers were forced to wait to board for its onward journey to the Galician city of Vigo being informed about what had happened.
The pilot is said to have been treated with Urbason, the marketing name for a medication called Methylprednisolone.
It is widely used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and to reduce the inflammation and symptoms associated with severe allergic reactions.
Iberia Airlines has said he is doing fine and has suffered no lasting…
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