Viral: Pigeons go rogue on flight as passengers try to catch them; watch video
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Delta Airlines
has recently been making headlines for very unique things. Earlier this year a passenger onboard a flight from Chicago O'Hare to Seattle was offered $3000 to offboard due to some fuel rebalancing issues.
The person made a detailed post on Reddit, sharing their surprising experience. Now, the airline is going viral for a video that has been circulating online where two pigeons on board their flight are making a ruckus.
Wildlife situation on the plane
A Delta Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Madison faced an unexpected and chaotic delay as two unapproved and without-ticket passengers were found on board. These were none other than two pigeons who made their way inside the flight Delta 2348, which was scheduled to fly from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP).
Passenger Tom Caw, who was aboard the flight captured the incident and posted the video on Instagram, recalling, 'When I boarded Delta Flight 2348 at MSP tonight, I overheard another passenger tell a flight attendant there was a pigeon on the plane. The pilot got on the mic and confirmed a pigeon was on the plane, and said he had no experience with this situation.'
'The pilot gets on and says, 'Ladies and gentlemen, we have a wildlife situation on the plane',' he added.
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One pigeon, two pigeons
The commotion began shortly after the passengers had boarded the flight when one of the pigeons suddenly began flying around the cabin as passengers tried to avoid or catch it. One of the few brave passengers even tried catching the bird by raising their jacket in the air and tossing it over it.
After the incident, the plane was forced to return to the gate. Baggage handlers were called in for help and the bird was safely removed from the cabin.
'Baggage handlers boarded and carried the pigeon off. People applauded. A young girl asked if she could pet it,' said Caw.
The flight was cleared for departure, and the passengers boarded the plane but as it made its way to the runway a second time another pigeon began fluttering around the cabin leaving the people in a fit of chaos and humour.
Again the plane returned to the gate, ground crew members chased the pigeon and removed it safely.
As per Delta Airlines, the flight was delayed by 56 minutes due to these surprising and innocent passengers. 'We apologize to the customers of Delta Flight 2348 for the delay and appreciate the careful actions of our people and our customers to safely remove two birds from the aircraft prior to departure,' said the airline in a statement.
Social media reactions
The incident was one of the most rare ones to ever happen on a flight. Thus, it was bound to leave people on the internet flabbergasted! "Bro just wanted the window seat and a bag of pretzels," wrote a person on X. "Why has so much crazy stuff been happening with planes lately 😭" questioned another.
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