Delta Airlines had to kick two unruly pigeons off flight and force them to fly to Minneapolis themselves

Flying from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Madison, Wisconsin should be a quick and easy hop.

But for one Delta flight this week, two stowaways delayed everyone onboard for more than an hour.

However, these unwanted guests were rather unusual, in the sense that they were very feathered.

Yes, they were pigeons.

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A passenger named Tow Caw shared his experience on the flight on Instagram.

According to Caw, when he boarded the plane, he overheard another passenger tell a flight attendant that there’s a pigeon on board.

Sure enough, the pilot soon made an announcement, confirming the bird’s presence, although he admitted he had ‘no experience with this situation’.

Clearly the pilot hasn’t experienced similar trouble before, like finding groundhogs stuck in your car.

Baggage handlers soon boarded the plane to give the uninvited stowaway the boot.

Then, the pilot radioed the control tower to explain the delay, and the confused air traffic controller said it was a first for him.

After all, while large flocks of birds have been known to fly alongside planes, birds inside a plane are a different story.

Nevertheless, crisis averted, right? Not quite.

Just as the plane started taxiing again, a second pigeon made its dramatic entrance, flapping wildly down the aisle like it had a tight connection to catch.

So, the plane turned around again. Yes, again. That’s two pigeon-related gate returns in under an hour.

Amid the screaming passengers, another baggage handler boarded the plane to reunite the two stowaway pigeons.

Delta later issued a statement, thanking passengers and crew for their patience and quick thinking.

“We appreciate the careful actions of our people and customers to safely remove two birds from the aircraft prior to departure,” they said.

“And we apologize for the delay.”

To be fair, the birds probably just wanted a faster way to get from Minneapolis to Wisconsin.

After all, traveling can be tough.

Just ask these guys, who tried to travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco for less than $20.

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