Really friendly skies
The positive attitude of the crews preflight and onboarding were so friendly for those boarding they even invited two pigeons to join the flight from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin. A passenger spotted the first pigeon before the plane departed from Minneapolis according to an Instagram post from Tom Caw, who was also on the flight. Caw said the pilot announced the pigeon sighting and had the bird removed before takeoff. As the flight taxied out to take off, a second pigeon emerged and flew down the main aisle of the cabin, video Caw posted on Instagram and NBC News obtained shows the bird flying up the aisle. The bird prompted several passengers 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,” The “Pilot told him it was the second time for him—the first being half an hour earlier.” A video below recorded by a passenger showed one of the pigeons flapping through the cabin as another passenger attempts to catch it using a jacket. Local media reported that baggage handlers boarded the plane and safely removed the birds. The flight, which had 119 passengers and five crew members aboard, eventually departed and landed in Madison, Wisconsin, 56 minutes behind schedule.
“Delta Airlines 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 said in a statement. “My guess is the pigeons were tired of flying and wanted snacks,” he wrote on Instagram. “They didn’t know this flight to Madison is too short for Delta to offer beverage/snack service.”
Not so friendly passengers
A Shenzhen Airlines flight was delayed for two hours after the arm of a member of the cabin crew was bitten when she intervened in a fight between two passengers. A plane scheduled to fly from Shenzhen in southern China to Shanghai was ready to take off. As the engines were started a conflict erupted. The conflict began between two female passengers sitting next to each other. One of the women was complaining about the other’s body odor, while the other was objecting to the strong smell of her fellow passenger’s perfume, according to a report by the media outlet, Shenzhen Business News. Their verbal spat quickly escalated into a physical confrontation. Four crew members — two female flight attendants and two male staff — intervened to defuse the situation. During the attempt to separate the passengers, one flight attendant was bitten on the arm. A video from the scene captures her exclaiming, “Open your mouth. You have bitten me!”
The attendant suffered slight injuries to her arm, according to her employer. She was immediately sent to hospital where she was said to be in a “non-serious condition.” The two passengers were subsequently taken away by police. It is not clear what punishment they will receive. All other passengers were told to get off the aircraft. They reboarded the plane two hours later. The incident caused a buzz on mainland social media. “These two women should be blacklisted from taking any planes and trains in the future. Such irrational people will pose a danger in any venue,” one netizen said. While another said: “How hard an attendant’s job is! I suggested this attendant take some vaccines to make sure she has not been infected by any viruses because of being bitten by the passenger.”
Friendly Fun
I loved my pet rock.
Our friendship was solid.
What’s the best vitamin for friendship?
B1.
What do the Illuminati smell like?
New World Odor.
In the 1700s men were attracted to woman’s natural scent. To stop women from being accosted by too many gentlemen callers, a product was developed. Perfumey soaps applied to the clothes would remove and mask any odors. A whole new industry sprung up!
That industry? Laundry DeterGents.
May 30th Birthdays
1986 – Jennifer Winget, 1984 – Jennifer Ellison, 1975 – Marissa Mayer, 1964 – Wynona Judd
1965 – Mark Sheppard, 1972 – Manny Ramirez, 1943 – Gale Sayers, 1908 – Mel Blanc