Video captures pigeon flying through plane at MSP Airport

CBS News

27-05-2025

The old adage says birds of a feather fly together, but they probably didn't mean they fly commercial.
A Delta Air Lines flight leaving Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Sunday was briefly waylaid when two pigeons attempted a coup on the plane.
According to one of the passengers, baggage handlers boarded the plane, caught the first pigeon and removed it. As the plane began taxiing on the runway, a second pigeon appeared, forcing the plane to return to the gate. Handlers once again captured the bird and took it away.
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The passenger, who captured the second pigeon on video, said the incident was a first for the pilot and air traffic controllers.
WCCO has reached out to Delta for more information on the avian air travelers.
The flight was headed for Madison, Wisconsin.