Stowaway pigeons cause chaos in passenger cabin on Delta plane

UPI ^ | 5/29/25 | Ben Hooper

[DallasBiff]

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.

[DallasBiff]

I'm guessing they were homing pigeons and stowawyed on the flight to "rest their wings".

Have fun it is saturday.

[BradyLS]

🎶“Stop that pigeon! Stop that pigeon…!”🎶

[PAR35]

ChiCom plot to spread bird flu. Time to interrogate Falsehood Fauci to see if this is something he planned.

[Larry Lucido]

We had a deal with the pigeons!

[piasa]

Call Cornell. The passenger pigeon is apparently not extinct, after all!

[Bob434]

“What’s for dinner?”

“Squab”

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Playful pigeons provoked pigeon pandemonium, profoundly perplexing passengers.

[janetjanet998]

YouTube embed in article , Non YouTube version to avoid using google products

Video
A Delta flight was delayed after two pigeons made their way into the plane
https://rumble.com/v6u4jll-a-delta-flight-was-delayed-after-two-pigeons-made-their-way-into-the-plane.html

[BipolarBob]

very good

[ConservativeMind]

That would have been an interesting flight.

[LouAvul]

Years ago I accidentally took a bus into and through chinatown in San Fran. What a mess.

Air travel today sounds a lot like that.

[Dr. Sivana]

Playful pigeons provoked pigeon pandemonium, profoundly perplexing passengers.

Robin: Holy bird bedlam Batman! First the Penguin, now the Passenger Pigeon!

Caped Crusader: Perfectly preposterous, pal. Patience precludes panic.

[FrankRizzo890]

“I’m tired of all these muffin pigeons on this muffin plane!”

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Pigeon pandemonium persists, pal—patience won’t pacify pretty preposterous plumes!

[Thank You Rush]

“”Tom Caw, a passenger aboard Delta Flight 2348””

Are they sure it was pigeons and NOT CROWS?

Caw! Caw!

I’m not sure of the sound pigeons make except sort of a “coo”..

[catnipman]

worst cabin-cleaning job, EVAH!

[curious7]

Post of the day!

[varyouga]

Ffs. Its a short flight. Give the pigeon some crackers to munch on and put him on the return flight

[crusty old prospector]

Good one.

[tet68]

“Squaaaaaaaab!”.