A masked bandit sent Spirit Airlines passengers scurrying at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Monday, when a raccoon was spotted busting through a ceiling tile.

A raccoon crashed through an open ceiling above a Spirit Airlines customer service counter, sending people running and screaming.

Next to a Spirit Airlines kiosk early Monday morning, an unusual traveler joined the shuffling crowds at LaGuardia Airport: a raccoon.

Passengers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Monday morning were surprised by a raccoon which dropped from the ceiling at a check-in gate in Terminal A.

Passengers at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) encountered an unusual intruder on Monday morning, which caused quite a stir. A raccoon dropped from the ceiling, startling Spirit Airlines passengers, many of whom started running around in panic.

Frightened staff and flyers at LaGuardia Airport fled the Spirit Airlines’ gate after a rambunctious raccoon was spotted hanging from the ceiling before dropping to the floor of the Big Apple terminal, shocking footage shows.

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: a feisty raccoon falls from the ceiling at the Spirit Airlines counter at LaGuardia Airport. If there wasn’t video evidence, this tail might be hard to believe.

A raccoon was caught on video falling from the ceiling at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Monday, causing riveted travelers to gasp and scream.

"This is the most LaGuardia thing and the most Spirit Airlines thing to happen," quipped a user on social media.

A raccoon recently dropped out of the ceiling, causing a commotion at LaGuardia Airport . A clip of the incident has since gone viral , which shows the animal hanging from the ceiling at a Spirit Airlines gate.