Qantas said today it had changed its lettuce supplier after a passenger on a flight from Melbourne to Wellington found a live frog in her inflight salad.
The woman was quick to slap the lid back on her meal, preventing the frog from escaping.
The Qantas crew notified the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Quarantine Service while the plane was still in the air and staff were waiting when it landed at Wellington Airport.
The 4cm brownish-coloured frog was identified as a native of Australia known as the whistling tree frog.
MAF said today the frog was taken from the plane and "euthanased" by being put in a freezer.
A Qantas spokesman told National Radio that since the incident in February the airline had changed its lettuce supplier.
He said tree frogs were common in the area where the lettuce was grown.
The salads were supplied in sealed bowls from an external contractor but the airline randomly checked such food.
MAF said the incident was regarded as a "one-off" and no further action had been taken.
