A commercial flight from Houston to Atlanta was delayed hours due to some un-bee-lievable guests who clung onto a wing.
On Wednesday, a swarm of Bees latched onto the tip of the wing of a Delta Airlines flight out of Houstonâs George Bush Intercontinental. As a result, the plane was delayed for about four hours. The staff tried to hatch a plan on what to do with the hundreds of Bees that had gathered, per the Daily Wire.
Journalist Anjali Enjeti was a passenger on the plane and tweeted as the incident was occurring.
âMy flight leaving Houston is delayed because Bees have congregated on the tip of one of the wings. They wonât let us board until they remove the Bees. But how on earth will this happen?â she wrote in the caption of a photo she shared showcasing the slew of Bees.
Enjeti asked, âWonât they leave the wing when we take off?â
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Enjeti continued to give updates on the bee infestation and joked she wasnât moving from the window because she wanted âfront row (sic) seats for this!â
She also shared information provided by other passengers on how the Bees got there to begin with.
âIntel from other passengers confirms the plane pulled into the gate and suddenly a mass of Bees congregates on the wing,â she explained.
Later on, Enjeti gave an update on behalf of the planeâs captain.
âBee keeper (sic) isnât allowed to touch airplanes! So theyâre not coming! 2) Pest control is not allowed to spray planes,â she wrote.
She continued to share the âairport does not have hose to spray them off with waterâ and the âfire department canât comeâ which she couldnât âunderstand reason why.â
Finally, at 3:43 p.m., after the âentire flight crew deplaned,â Enjeti revealed the Bees left when the planeâs engine was turned on.
âAll Delta had to do was TURN ON THE PLANE,â she exclaimed.
Mike Sexton, known as The Bee Man, told local news outlet KHOU the incident was not unusual, especially for this time of year.
âWhenever bee swarms start, theyâre going to gorge themselves with a bunch of honey and the old queen is going to take off with a bunch of workers so theyâre not going to eat again until they actually get to a new home, so in the meantime they rest and conserve their energy, so they land on anything,â he explained.