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Watch: Stowaway pigeons cause chaos in passenger cabin on Delta plane
May 29 (UPI) -- Pigeon pandemonium erupted on a Delta flight from Minnesota to Wisconsin when two birds took flight in the passenger cabin. Tom Caw, a passenger aboard Delta Flight 2348 from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wis., said the first pigeon flew through the passenger cabin during preparations for take-off on Saturday. The bird was removed by baggage handlers, but a second pigeon came out of hiding once the plane left the terminal. "It was on the floor, strutting down the aisle. Somebody near me reached down to try and grab it, and that's when the chaos happened because the bird just launched into flight," Caw told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Caw recorded the moment a passenger nearly captured the pigeon with his jacket. The plane returned to the terminal and the pigeon was taken outside by the same baggage handlers who caught the first avian. Caw said a flight attendant then asked passengers to check for any more feathered stowaways. "Everybody started laughing," Caw said. "And then she waited for a second and she said, 'OK, yes, it's funny. But seriously, check to see if there are any birds under your seats or in your bags.'" The flight finally took off and landed in Madison 56 minutes after its scheduled time. Caw said he was just happy the incident ended without injuries to humans or birds. "My guess is the pigeons were tired of flying and wanted snacks," he wrote in his Instagram post. "They didn't know this flight to MSN is too short for Delta to offer beverage/snack service."
UPI
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Watch: Stowaway pigeons cause chaos in passenger cabin on Delta plane
May 29 (UPI) -- Pigeon pandemonium erupted on a Delta flight from Minnesota to Wisconsin when two birds took flight in the passenger cabin. Tom Caw, a passenger aboard Delta Flight 2348 from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wis., said the first pigeon flew through the passenger cabin during preparations for take-off on Saturday. The bird was removed by baggage handlers, but a second pigeon came out of hiding once the plane left the terminal. "It was on the floor, strutting down the aisle. Somebody near me reached down to try and grab it, and that's when the chaos happened because the bird just launched into flight," Caw told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Caw recorded the moment a passenger nearly captured the pigeon with his jacket. The plane returned to the terminal and the pigeon was taken outside by the same baggage handlers who caught the first avian. Caw said a flight attendant then asked passengers to check for any more feathered stowaways. "Everybody started laughing," Caw said. "And then she waited for a second and she said, 'OK, yes, it's funny. But seriously, check to see if there are any birds under your seats or in your bags.'" The flight finally took off and landed in Madison 56 minutes after its scheduled time. Caw said he was just happy the incident ended without injuries to humans or birds. "My guess is the pigeons were tired of flying and wanted snacks," he wrote in his Instagram post. "They didn't know this flight to MSN is too short for Delta to offer beverage/snack service."
USA Today
2 days ago
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Delta flight from Detroit to LA diverted after dog falls ill
Delta flight from Detroit to LA diverted after dog falls ill Show Caption Hide Caption Chaotic moment as Delta Air Lines passenger catches pigeon on board A Delta flight had to return to its gate twice due to stowaway pigeons on board. A Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to Los Angeles was diverted to Minneapolis after a pet fell ill mid-flight. Delta flight 694 with 181 passengers and six crew members took off from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport at 8:27 p.m. May 26, according to data available on FlightAware, and was headed to Los Angeles International Airport when crew was alerted of a dog feeling unwell in the cabin, Delta Air Lines said in a statement. While a veterinarian onboard assisted in providing care, the plane ultimately detoured to Minneapolis to allow the passenger and their dog to deplane, Delta said. Medical personnel met the flight when it landed at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport at 9:51 p.m. local time, about two and half hours after it had taken off. Safety of customers comes first, says Delta 'The safety of our customers and people comes before everything else at Delta," the airline said in a statement. "That's why Delta flight 694 diverted to MSP to ensure a cabin pet that became ill received proper care.' The diversion caused a delay of approximately two and a half hours, and the flight eventually arrived safely at LAX around 1:00 a.m. on May 27. While Delta did not provide an update on the pet's health, a passenger on board told KTLA News the captain announced the pet was expected to survive. More travel news: United Airlines and JetBlue announce new partnership. Here's what it means for travelers. Pigeons caused chaos on Delta flight Monday's incident came just two days after two pigeons caused chaos on a Delta flight, prompting the flight to return to the gate twice. Two stowaway pigeons delayed Delta Flight 2348 flying from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday May 24, according to passenger Thomas Caw, who was onboard the plane during the incident. 'My guess is the pigeons were tired of flying and wanted snacks,' Caw said. 'They didn't know this flight to MSN is too short for Delta to offer beverage/snack service.' A passenger told a flight attendant that there was a bird on the plane, and soon, the pilot was announcing to everyone that a pigeon was on board the plane, and that "he had no experience with this situation," according to Caw. The pigeons caused the flight to be delayed by 56 minutes, according to ABC News. Delta has since issued an apology. Contributing: Julia Gomez, USA TODAY Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Watch: Pigeons flying through cabin disrupt Delta flight out of MSP
It reads like the tepid first draft for an airborne Samuel L. Jackson thriller. A Delta flight headed to Madison from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was disrupted by pigeons on a plane. On Saturday, May 24, two pigeons made their way into the main cabin of Delta Flight 2348, causing no small amount of chaos. Tom Caw, a passenger on the flight, posted a video of the incident to Instagram, saying they heard another passenger inform a flight attendant that there was a pigeon on board. The pilot got on the intercom and "said he had no experience with this situation." They returned the plane to the gate, and staff removed the pigeon. However, back on the runway, another interloping bird was discovered. "Pilot said when he radioed the control tower about us coming back due to a pigeon, the guy said that was a first for him," Caw wrote on Instagram. "Pilot told him it was the second time for him—the first being half an hour earlier." Delta issued an apology for the situation, even though it's not clear how the airline could have done anything about it. "Delta appreciates the careful actions of our people and our customers to safely remove two birds from the aircraft prior to departure, and we apologize to our customers for the delay in their travel," the company tells Bring Me the News in a statement. The flight, which had 119 passengers and five crew members, arrived in Madison just 56 minutes later than it was scheduled, according to a Delta representative. That's a pretty good turnaround for a flight with two separate pigeon incidents.
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2 days ago
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Bird vs. baggage handler: How 2 pigeons delayed a Delta flight
A Delta flight departing from Minneapolis had to return to the gate twice after two pigeons caused chaos on the plane. Delta Flight 2348 was delayed by 56 minutes on Saturday because of two stowaway pigeons that were discovered in the plane's main cabin, according to ABC News. The flight was departing from Minneapolis with a destination of Madison, Wisconsin. One of the plane's passengers, Tom Caw, spotted the first pigeon before the flight took off from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. After a flight attendant was told about the bird, the pilot announced the sighting and then returned the plane to the gate so the pigeon could be removed. As the plane taxied out to take off — for a second time — a second pigeon appeared and flew down the main aisle of the cabin, according to NBC. The emergence of a second bird prompted several people to scream. 'Pilot said when he radioed the control tower about us coming back due to a pigeon, the guy said that was a first for him,' Caw wrote, according to NBC. 'Pilot told him it was the second time for him — the first being half an hour earlier.' Video captured by Caw shows that one man attempted to catch one of the pigeons using his jacket, per ABC. The first pigeon was captured and removed by a Delta Air Lines baggage handler who came aboard and found the pigeon walking underneath the seats, reported CBS. When the plane returned to the gate for a second time, a different baggage handler boarded the plane to remove the second pigeon. 'My guess is the pigeons were tired of flying and wanted snacks,' said Caw, according to NBC. 'They didn't know this flight to MSN is too short for Delta to offer beverage/snack service.' Delta issued a statement on Tuesday apologizing for the delay and disruption. According to ABC, the statement said that the airline 'appreciates the careful actions of our people and our customers to safely remove two birds from the aircraft prior to departure and we apologize to our customers for the delay in their travel.' The plane, an Airbus A220, was carrying 119 passengers and five crew members and successfully made the flight to Dane County Regional Airport in Madison.
