Overview
- Airport retail staff discovered the live Australian brushtail possum around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday in the departure terminal gift shop at Hobart Airport.
- The animal sat calmly among native-animal plush toys before leaving the store and moving through parts of the terminal.
- Airport management escorted the possum out of the secure area without injury or reported disruption to passengers.
- Passengers and staff captured videos as the scene drew attention, though the animal appeared unstressed.
- How it entered the secure terminal remains unclear, with staff pointing to ongoing redevelopment works and reporters noting a prank would require passing security X-ray screening.