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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.
CBS News
02-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Minnesotans rally around the state for immigrant and workers' rights on May Day
What Minnesotans rallied for during annual May Day demonstration What Minnesotans rallied for during annual May Day demonstration What Minnesotans rallied for during annual May Day demonstration It was a movement from coast to coast, seen in the Twin Cities as the International Workers' Day rally drew hundreds to the Minnesota State Capitol, rallying for immigrant and workers' rights. "I'm just with the people, fighting for what's right," said Karen Schmidt, who attended the rally from Blaine, Minnesota. Some say new policies from the White House amount to attacks on organized labor and immigrants, making the May Day tradition of widespread demonstrations even more important. "I'm for labor. As a solution, maybe this is a time for a general strike," said Keith Christensen, from Minneapolis. But in a space of strong opinions, a group playing the bongos said keeping the peace was important. "We've had great reaction. People dance," said Micki Rasmussen, who leads the group from Bloomington, Minnesota. Crowds weren't only seen in Minnesota's capital city, but also over at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Attendees at the airport included Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Sara Nelson, the International President of the Association of Flight Attendants/CWA. "I'm just happy to be here," Nelson told WCCO before speaking at the Capitol rally after her day at MSP. "It's exciting to be in a place with such rich labor history. That needs to be repeated right now."
CBS News
19-02-2025
- General
- CBS News
BWI airport passengers, aviation experts say flying is safe despite recent airplane crashes
After a turbulent start to 2025 in the skies, passengers at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport believe it is still safe to fly because of the strict federal regulations in place. On Monday, emergency crews responded to a Delta Air Lines plane crash at Toronto Pearson Airport that was arriving from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The aircraft ultimately landing upside down amid wintry conditions. Several passengers were taken to the hospital with injuries and each passenger was accounted for. Flights at BWI Marshall were not interrupted because of Monday's crash in Toronto. Meanwhile, Reizelie Barreto, who was flying to San Juan, P.R, said she flies several times per year and isn't planning on changing her habits, adding that there are similar dangers on the roads. "Be confident that the people that are flying have the knowledge and the expertise to do so. They're not rookies. Fear should not be holding us back," Barreto said. Cynthia Tinsley, who was visiting family in Annapolis and was flying back to Charleston, S.C., told WJZ she feels safe traveling by airplane. "There's a spate of them right now, but it's really been good up until this point, for quite a few years," Tinsley said. "I just am interested to find out what has happened on all of these different planes, and I'm interested to see what NTSB comes up with." More plane crashes in 2025 The plane crash in Toronto comes weeks after a midair collision between an American Airlines flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport. All passengers and crew died in the crash. Two days later, a Leer medical jet crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood, killing all six passengers and one person who was on the ground. How safe is flying? Several major plane crashes are under investigation and hundreds of probationary employees are being let go from the Federal Aviation Administration. Commercial pilot Josh Schirard says at any given moment 5,000 planes are in the air and that thousands of flights takeoff and land safely each day. "It has been a very unusual time for aviation inside the U.S," Schirard said. "Yes, three incidents in the last 30 days is too many, and we need to take a look at how we can quell some of those fears and what we can do in the future to prevent those. It is still the safest mode of transportation." Aviation experts maintain that flying is safe in part because of the already strict FAA guidelines, but also because of the rigorous crew training, which played out on the runway in Toronto. All 80 passengers walked away from the crash with two passengers still hospitalized. "They go through exhaustive scenarios to, to protect passengers. I think that you can have the confidence when you step on a plane," said Sean Cudahy, aviation reporter with "The Points Guy." Schirard says the measures already in place are keeping passengers safe. He says the Delta flight was traveling 120 mph before landing and lost its wings and tails in Toronto. "The state of technology today, the engineering and then the professionalism, the training and the expertise of the crew to evacuate all of those people is second to none," Schirard said. Developing safety standards The Flight Safety Foundation works with airlines, manufacturers, regulators and air traffic controllers to develop safety standards. The foundation says it is concerned about the incidents this year, but the skies are safe. "We have a safe air transportation system in this country," said Hassan Shahidi, the CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation. "We have thousands of flights that take off and land every day without any issues. We have trained pilots and air traffic controllers who are doing their jobs very well, but we have seen these incidents and accidents that are very concerning." Schirard says a major helicopter route is currently shut down along the Potomac River, which he called necessary. He also says there could be additional maintenance guidelines after the Philadelphia plane crashed, in which he says the cause appears to be a mechanical issue. After initial reports indicate weather may have been a problem in Toronto, Schirard hopes additional information and data will be provided to pilots to assess the runways before landing. "A more scientific way to help us gauge how we are going to be able to stop that airplane and how well its going to do on the runway would really be helpful," Schirard said. Investigating the crashes As the NTSB and FAA investigate these crashes, including assisting with the investigation in Toronto, Shahidi says the conclusions will be critical. He adds that these are seemingly isolated incidents. "The question for the investigators and for regulators, is there anything systemic in this? There really isn't anything systemic that links these accidents together," Shahidi explained.
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18-02-2025
- General
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18 injured in plane crash at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport
Basant Ahmed A Delta Air Lines, opens new tab regional jet flipped upside down upon landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday amid windy weather following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80 people on board, officials said, according to Reuters. Three people on flight DL4819 from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport suffered critical injuries, among them a child, a Canadian air ambulance official said, with 15 others also immediately taken to hospitals. Some of the injured have since been released, Delta said late on Monday. The U.S. carrier said a CRJ900 aircraft operated by its Endeavor Air subsidiary was involved in a single-aircraft accident with 76 passengers and four crew members on board. The 16-year-old CRJ900, made by Canada's Bombardier, opens new tab and powered by GE Aerospace opens new tab engines, can seat up to 90 people. At least one of the two wings was no longer attached to the plane, video showed after the accident.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
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Travelers in Toronto brace for delays after Delta plane flips over
STORY: :: Global News :: February 17, 2025 :: Travelers brace for delays, cancellations in Toronto after a Delta plane flips on landing :: The airport's CEO says to expect delays for two days while runways are investigated :: Toronto, Canada :: Stephen Strauss/Passenger "We are off to Fort Lauderdale at 4:55, but we have only been delayed a half an hour so far. When I was out grabbing lunch, I hear people at the table behind me saying there was an accident at Pearson. What? And then someone at the end of the bar said, yeah a plane flipped over. And I'm like, what! And so we are hearing cancellations, and the airport closed and all this time. And then finally when things, information starts flowing, we are hearing that we are only delayed and not canceled. So we were going through the whole gamut of, where are we going to stay tonight, are we leaving tomorrow morning, we have got to catch a cruise. And we can't catch any port of call until the beginning of March. So we got to get on this boat." Three people on the flight that originated at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport suffered critical injuries, among them a child, authorities added. U.S. carrier Delta said a CRJ900 aircraft operated by its Endeavor Air subsidiary was involved in a single-aircraft accident with 76 passengers and four crew members on board. The 16-year-old CRJ900, made by Canada's Bombardier and powered by GE Aerospace GE.N engines, can seat up to 90 people. Canadian authorities said they would investigate the cause of the crash, which was not yet known. Pearson Airport said earlier on Monday it was dealing with high winds and frigid temperatures as airlines attempted to catch up with missed flights after a weekend snowstorm dumped more than 22 cm (8.6 inches) of snow at the airport. The Delta plane touched down in Toronto at 2:13 p.m. (1913 GMT) after an 86-minute flight and came to rest near the intersection of runway 23 and runway 15, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
