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See the Bat Trapped on a Plane That Grounded a Delta Flight
- Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:06am by
Mike Opelka
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Last Friday morning, during Delta flight 5121 from Madison, WI to Atlanta, the plane was forced to turn back to the airport because of a “flying animal.” (CNN reported that a spokesperson from Delta’s airline partner, Atlantic Southeast Airline used the term flying animal.)
The animal is obviously a bat, and thanks to a quick-thinking passenger, it was trapped in the plane’s bathroom. The pilot returned to Madison, where the animal was removed. The plane was eventually cleared and was soon winging its way back to Atlanta.
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Comments (44)
AmericanPatriot01
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:33pmSee what happens when you force freaks (DemonicRats) like nanci palosi to use public transportation!!
Couldn’t help myself, sorry… kinda.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:51pm.
Report Post »TSA:
“I’m sorry sir, bats are not allowed in carry-on”
“Oh, you mean a REAL bat, I guess that’s okay,
that would qualify as a service animal, have a nice day.”
banjarmon
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 12:28amThis was a batty situation!
Report Post »Really the bat wanted to be a “Snowbird” and travel south for the winter.
Protoham
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 5:14pmGive me a break, leave it in the batroom (pun intended) and continue on.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 5:24pmEven the bats want to get out of Madison. Don’t blame then a bit!
Report Post »netman349
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:27pmWhere’s Ozzie when you need him?
Report Post »UPSETVET
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 4:01pmI can’t believe a flight was deverted because a bat was loose in the passenger cabin. Why didn’t someone just throw a towel or something over it. The bat was more frightened than the passengers I assure you. I’m a Texan that has lived in the interior of Brazil the past 38 years. We have bats flying aound at night on our varanda and occasionally inside our home. They are ugly creatures but pretty much harmless to humans. All bats are not the blood sucking “vampires” that most people believe. Most species live off of fruit, not blood.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 4:37pmOMGosh. If I was on that plane I would have been hysterically screaming on the floor under my seat. Huhng…..
Report Post »davealford1
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 4:02pmAll funny remarks, but how much did it cost these folks in time and the airline to go back instead of continuing on to Atlanta? Was the bat a threat while it was in the batroom? Glad I wasn’t one of those folks delayed by this security threat.
Report Post »Donald Barnes
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 3:58pmStupid bat chose wrong plane .
Smart bat would have chosen
Report Post »Air Force One !
nelan72
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 3:36pmIs that considered to be the kosher meal?
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 2:19pmIronic. A bunch of mammals flying were thwarted by a single flying mammal.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 5:32pmGood one, Les!
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 2:01pmNext time tell Dracula not to change into a bat until after the plane arrives at its destination….
poor like bat, feel bad for the little guy, must’ve been terrified, at least he got to use the jon for the rest of the flight ;-)
Report Post »angelcat
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:50pmWhere is Batman when you need him? PETA will probably criticize these people for terrorizing the poor bat and not escorting it to first class.
Report Post »W@nd@
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 1:40pmewwwww ick yuck, argh !!!
Report Post »that would be just awful
i would have landed the plane myself to get away from it…
makes me cringe to think about it …
wonder if it had rabies?
Jenny Lind
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:27pmBest thing I have read all day! Thanks for the fun-I needed that!
Report Post »3monkeysmomma
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:09pmSome 85 year old grandma probably snuck it on the plane in her bra.
I guess they all need x-rated pat downs now.
Report Post »rizkymom
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 10:07amNewest hollywood blockbuster – Snakes vs. Bats on a plane!
Report Post »GUT_CHECK
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:24amhttp://www.batconservation.org/
VERY COOL CREATURES TO HAVE AROUND
Report Post »buy a bathouse and solve your mosquito problems
Salamander
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:27amYes! Purple Martins by day and Bats by night–no more mosquitos!
Report Post »NotFooled
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:24amLooks like George Sorros was searching for the first class seat….
Middle Class Blood Sucker.
Report Post »3monkeysmomma
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 12:06pmShame on you, insulting bats like that!
Report Post »Drakkhanlord
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:23amit is a bat..grab it …fuxin wimps
Report Post »piper60
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:22amToo bad we can’t trap all the idiots who say the tea partiers are terrorists in the bathroom.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:03amLove the comments. Made me think of a drone, however…. We don’t want to go there, do we?
Report Post »jmbogstad
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:39amYou guys are soo cheesy! If you like cheesy, you will like this video:
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On8eTIqhqRE
gmoneytx
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:40amALrighty then!
Report Post »Sicialian Eyeball
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:32amIdiots. No one could have caught it in a blanket?
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:27amBlanket won’t work, but a tennis racket does! Only, in the confined space of an aircraft cabin, a bunch of passengers swinging tennis rackets would be a sight to behold!
Report Post »CitizenVetUSA
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 2:30pmIt works, I have used a tennis racket to knock down a flying bat. The bat will fly around any solid object used as a club or a solid blanket. However using a tennis racket, some how the bat is confused and can‘t adjust it’s flight direction because of the string pattern in the racket. Bing and it’s down.
Report Post »snakeyes4liberty
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:24amJust another government blood sucker! Onboard to collect since the FAA has been shut down & unable to gouge us for those airport taxes…
Report Post »Drakkhanlord
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:24amnice…
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:17amCan’t… fight… urge… to… take… cheap… shot…: NANCY PELSOSI IS BACK AMONGST THE PEOPLE AND MUST TRAVEL WITH THE COMMONERS AGAIN!!!
Well, it’s official: The red-blooded American male is dead. This problem is easily solved with a rolled up magazine, or, if you must, a tossed shirt or jacket followed by a sound stamp to the floor. Instead, we get screaming freaks. Trap it in the bathroom? This is one animal that is a PROVEN vector for rabires. Kill it and be done with it.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 12:32amThe mosquitoes bats eat kill more people than rabies from the bats bites. you can have the insects…I’ll take the bats.
Report Post »apollo18
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 11:00amWondering if this is one of those WI dems, fleeing their jobs in Madison, again…..
Report Post »ISeeDanger.com
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:16amHad to be planted by the Tea Party….
Report Post »Thighmaster
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:15amDid he choose the bat down or the scan?
Report Post »rizkymom
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 10:05amHahahaha!
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:11amLock him in the bat room.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:18amYou had to say it didn’t you?
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:28amI figured all the other posters were too sophisticated.
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