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News.com.au
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Flight thrown into chaos as stowaway pigeons storm cabin
Chaotic footage shows the frantic moment a pigeon burst onto a Delta Airlines plane Saturday as a passenger desperately tried to catch the animal with an piece of clothing as other flyers screamed in the background. The pigeon, which was eventually captured, was second of two that emerged on the Wisconsin-bound plane at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, WCCO News reported. 'The pilot gets on and says, 'ladies and gentlemen, we have a wildlife situation on the plane,'' passenger Tom Caw told the outlet. The other feathering stowaway was walking under the seat until a Delta baggage handler picked it up. The two pigeons led to a brief delay Saturday night. Mr Caw told WCCO when he first boarded the flight, 'everything seemed normal'. 'Then I went to sit down and I overheard a passenger come up to the flight attendant who was standing right by where I was, and she said, 'I think there's a pigeon on this plane,'' he reportedly recalled in reference to the first pigeon. Shortly after, the pilot told everyone on-board that there was another pigeon on the plane after the aircraft was moving toward the runway. That second pigeon took flight, leading to a frenzy as another man tried to capture the bird with his jacket, Mr Caw said. 'The woman next to me was quite panicky about it, and she said to me, 'Oh I'm going to need a free wine. I'm going to need a free wine out of this',' he told the station. The flight was brought back to the gate before the same baggage handler took the second pigeon off the flight. 'Delta appreciates the careful actions of our people and our customers,' the spokeswoman told WCCO News. 'We apologise to our customers for the delay in their travel.'
The Guardian
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Flap on Delta flight as pigeons prevent aircraft from taking wing
Mayhem erupted just before takeoff on a plane heading from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin, after passengers realized their aircraft wasn't the only thing trying to take flight. A flap ensued as two pigeons were found inside the cabin of the Delta Air Lines domestic flight on Saturday, causing brief scenes of chaos as passengers and crew tried to capture the birds flying around the cabin before the jet could take wing. Tom Caw, an aptly named Instagram user who posted a video of the scene on social media, said that he 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 the situation,' Caw wrote. Soon, airport staff boarded and carried said pigeon off to applause from passengers. But the drama was not over. 'The plane eventually pulled away and began taxiing to the runway,' Caw wrote. 'And then another pigeon emerged!' Video shows the scene after the second pigeon was discovered. A passenger can be seen holding up a jacket to block the bird, which was flying towards the back of the plane. The bird drops to the floor as a passenger screams in shock. Audio obtained by CNN captures the amused tone of the air traffic controller who was talking to the pilot after the second pigeon was discovered. 'There's a pigeon on the airplane, and it won't go away,' he repeats back. 'That's a first for me – wow.' Caw wrote that the pilot relayed the conversation back to passengers and had apparently told the air traffic control that 'it was the second time for him – the first being half an hour earlier'. Airport staff were able to safely remove the second bird from the plane once it taxied back to the gate. In a statement, Delta apologized for the disruptions and said that it 'appreciates the careful actions of our people and our customers to safely remove two birds from the aircraft prior to departure'. The flight from Minneapolis to Madison is about an hour long, something Caw noted when posting about the stowaway birds. 'They didn't know this flight to [Madison} is too short for Delta to offer beverage/snack service,' he wrote.
Fox News
6 days ago
- General
- Fox News
Delta fight disrupted by pigeon flying around inside cabin, video shows
A video captured a pigeon flying around the cabin of a Delta plane in Minneapolis, with a passenger shrieking as a man tried to capture the bird with his coat. The incident onboard Delta Flight 2348 late Saturday delayed its arrival in Madison, Wis., for around an hour. "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," passenger Tom Caw wrote on Instagram. "Baggage handlers boarded and carried the pigeon off. People applauded. A young girl asked if she could pet it." "The plane eventually pulled away and began taxiing to the runway, and then another pigeon emerged! This is my video of it flying through the cabin," Caw continued. "It was caught, and we returned to the gate. 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. Pilot told him it was the second time for him -- the first being half an hour earlier. Another baggage handler boarded and removed it -- still alive," he also said. "My guess is the pigeons were tired of flying and wanted snacks. They didn't know this flight to MSN is too short for Delta to offer beverage/snack service." In a statement to Fox News Digital, Delta said it "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 customers and five crew members, a spokesperson added.
The Guardian
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Pigeon causes chaos on Delta Air Lines flight
A pigeon that managed to board a Delta Air Lines flight caused panic as the plane prepared for takeoff from Minneapolis–Saint Paul airport to Madison, Wisconsin. The footage was filmed by Tom Caw, a passenger on the flight, who said the plane was returned to its gate so the bird could be removed. Caw said in an Instagram post that the footage captured the second pigeon that disrupted the flight
The Independent
6 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Pigeon pair causes chaos on board Delta flight
Two pigeons caused chaos on a Delta flight from Minneapolis to Wisconsin on Saturday, May 24th, 2025. Passenger Tom Caw recalled boarding his flight when the pilot announced that there was a bird on the plane, telling passengers he "had no experience with this situation". Eventually, baggage handlers successfully captured the bird and carried it off the plane. However, a second pigeon was discovered as the plane began moving down the runway. In footage taken by Caw, another passenger attempts to capture the second pigeon in his jacket. "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 said in a post on social media.
