Flight delayed by falling maggots

Flight delayed by falling maggots

ATLANTA - US Airways said a flight preparing for takeoff in Atlanta returned to the gate due to maggots falling from an overhead luggage bin. The airline said Monday's US Airways flight 1537, which was bound for New York with a stop in Charlotte, was taxiing down the runway when the maggots were noticed and returned to the gate so the plane could be cleaned, WAGA-TV, Atlanta, reported Thursday. US Airways spokesman Todd Lemacher said the maggots were the fault of a passenger who brought spoiled meat onto the flight. He said the passenger with the meat was "re-accommodated on another airline" while the rest of the passengers returned to the plane and continued on to Charlotte. Lemacher said the passengers were moved to a different plane in Charlotte and the aircraft was taken out of service "and will be fumigated as precautionary measure."

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