Video Captures Pigeons Boarding Delta Flight 2348 from Minneapolis to Madison

Two pigeons tried to get a free ride from Minneapolis to Wisconsin over the holiday weekend.

Video captured by passenger Tom Caw shows as a passenger tries to capture one of the pigeons.

Caw said that as he boarded Delta Airlines flight 2348 he overheard a passenger tell a flight attendant there was a bird on the plane.

Soon after, the pilot confirmed the bird was on the plane and said “he had no experience with this situation,” according to Caw.

Passengers applauded as baggage handlers captured the bird and carried it off the flight.

As the plane began to taxi to the runway, Caw said a second pigeon emerged.

In video captured by Caw, a man is seen using a jacket to try to catch it.

In a social media post, Caw mentioned, “When the pilot contacted the control tower about returning because of a pigeon, the tower operator said it was a first for him. The pilot replied it was his second time that day, as it also happened half an hour earlier.”

According to FlightAware.com, Flight 2348 took off from Minneapolis’ Saint Paul International Airport and landed at the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin.

According to the flight tracker, the plane arrived 56 minutes late.