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."
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2010/07/01/UPI-NewsTrack-Quirks-in-the-News/UPI-55941278020160/
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Maggots ground plane
1 July 2010
A plane was stopped from taking off in the US when maggots began falling from an overhead luggage locker.
Horrified passengers raised the alarm as the maggots began falling on an unsuspecting passenger.
The US Airways flight, bound for Charlotte from Atlanta, was preparing for takeoff at the time.
"It was like out of a creepy movie," passenger Donna Adamo told NewsChannel 36. "It was disturbing."
Another passenger, Desiree Harnell, is demanding a refund from the airline after the incident.
"There's tonnes of them, and they never stop growing and rolling around. I just couldn't wait to get off the flight," she said.
A US Airways spokesperson said the problem was traced to spoiled meat in a carry-on bag.
The plane returned to the gate and a cleaning crew was brought in while passengers waited in the terminal for more than an hour.
An airline spokesperson said the man who packed the meat in his bag was placed on another flight.
The plane was taken out of service after arriving in Charlotte and was fumigated as a precaution.
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Maggots_ground_plane
A plane was stopped from taking off in the US when maggots began falling from an overhead luggage locker.
Horrified passengers raised the alarm as the maggots began falling on an unsuspecting passenger.
The US Airways flight, bound for Charlotte from Atlanta, was preparing for takeoff at the time.
"It was like out of a creepy movie," passenger Donna Adamo told NewsChannel 36. "It was disturbing."
Another passenger, Desiree Harnell, is demanding a refund from the airline after the incident.
"There's tonnes of them, and they never stop growing and rolling around. I just couldn't wait to get off the flight," she said.
A US Airways spokesperson said the problem was traced to spoiled meat in a carry-on bag.
The plane returned to the gate and a cleaning crew was brought in while passengers waited in the terminal for more than an hour.
An airline spokesperson said the man who packed the meat in his bag was placed on another flight.
The plane was taken out of service after arriving in Charlotte and was fumigated as a precaution.
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Maggots_ground_plane
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