Maggots fall from flier's stowed bag, force US Airways flight back to gate in Atlanta

[babylonsister]

Who in their right mind would gate check spoiled meat?

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2010/06/----maggots-fall-from-fliers-stowed-bag-force-us-airways-flight-back-to-gate-in-atlanta/98494/1

Maggots fall from flier's stowed bag, force US Airways flight back to gate in Atlanta

By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY


A Charlotte-bound US Airways flight was forced to return to its gate in Atlanta after maggots fell from a passenger's bag that was stowed in an overhead storage bin.

"The airline says spoiled meat in a suitcase is to blame for the mess," Atlanta's FOX 5 TV reports. The incident happened Monday, but does not appear to have been picked up by media until Tuesday evening.

"The maggots, they started to drip out of the bin in row 15," passenger Dona Adamo tells FOX 5. As you might expect, a commotion ensued as affected passengers discovered what was going on.

The Associated Press writes "the plane returned to the gate and passengers got off so cleaning crews could clean the overhead bin."

US Airways spokesman Todd Lehmacher tells AP the flight eventually did continue on to Charlotte, but was then taken out of service to be fumigated out of an "abundance of caution."

If you have the stomach for it, FOX 5 News has videos related to the incident.

[madinmaryland]

1. Maggots on a MF'ing Plane!!

:puke:

[lpbk2713]

2. Maggot Farmer

That cracks me up when they edit some movies for TV and dub in "maggot farmer" . :rofl:

[Skip Intro]

5. Samuel L Jackson's next movie.

[AnArmyVeteran]

28. Maggots on a Plane!

[emilyg]

3. I saw maggots on a dead person

once. That was enough for a lifetime.

[Warpy]

19. I've seen them on live people

and it's been a good thing to see since the maggots ate all the gangrenous flesh while leaving the healthy stuff behind.

Maggots aint all bad, folks. They're just disgusting.

[SunnySong]

4. So spoiled meat gets through security but god forbid you bring a water. nt

[Trachimbrod]

6. What's the problem, it's carrion baggage, ain't it?

;-)

[XemaSab]

7. FTW

:D

[hlthe2b]

10. DUzy

:rofl:

[guitar man]

11. win!

welcome to DU, I think you're going to fit right in! :rofl: :hi:

[babylonsister]

12. ...

:spank: :rofl:

Welcome to DU!

[virgogal]

13. OMG that's funny !

[Kali]

14. ...

:spray: :rofl:


:patriot:

[mitchum]

15. I really did laugh out loud

Welcome to DU!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

16. rofl!!!!!

[JuniperLea]

17. Hahahaha!

Excellent!

Welcome to DU, silly!

[ellenfl]

20. ok, that's good. but why DID this guy have carrion in his carryon? eom

[KansDem]

21. LOL!!!

:rofl:

:thumbsup:

[Dead_Parrot]

24. Epic win

+1 internets. :)

[WillyT]

29. DUzy !!! - And A Hearty Welcome To Du !!!

:evilgrin:

:hi:

:kick:

[TheDebbieDee]

30. Zing! Pow!

Welcome to DU! We need lots more people with a sense of humor like yours!

[PSzymeczek]

32. That's fabulous!

:rofl: :rofl: :yourock:

[obxhead]

33. *facepalm* Welcome to DU

:spank:

[myrna minx]

36. Welcome to DU, ya goof.

:hi:

[TheOther95Percent]

39. That is so bad. Master Pun.

;-)

[blueworld]

42. That is one of the all-time bests! n/t

[redqueen]

43. Hehehehe

that's baaaaaad. :P


Welcome to DU. :hi:

[hlthe2b]

8. BEEF... it's what's for dinner....

:evilgrin:

maggot infested, rotten, dripping beef! Is that your stomach rumbling?

[izquierdista]

9. Cleaning crew?

All you need is one to find all the maggots.

[Liberal Veteran]

18. And still better than the shit they try to serve on airplanes as meals now.

[LiberalFighter]

22. What happened to the passenger? Did passenger get delayed?

Was there an explanation why the passenger had spoiled meat?

[rhett o rick]

23. The TSA bastards had a shit fit when i forgot to put my toothpaste in the qt bag. nm

[HipChick]

38. I've been flying for a decade ever week

I never use those quart bags..

[anarch]

25. I am sick of these monkey-fighting maggots on this Monday to Friday plane!!!

[Liberal In Texas]

26. Are they sure the bugs didn't come from the airline food?

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2010/06/numerous-airline-food-kitchens-cited-for-unsanitary-unsafe-conditions/98152/1

[TheCowsCameHome]

27. "Illegal possession of a republican" is serious stuff.

[Forkboy]

31. Finally, Wendy O has made it big!!!!

THOSE NOW EATING WILL SOON BE EATEN...All you do is fuck and eat....well that's what we do too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga_s3eawGXs

[Initech]

34. Maggot Brain

[jberryhill]

35. Please stow your carrion items in the overhead bins /nt

[Historic NY]

37. Wow and no one smelled it, go to a dumpster behind a meat processor

the maggots actually will jump off and out of the dumpster. Its obvious this didn't pass the smell test. :evilgrin:

[Mimosa]

40. Who on earth would carry meat and why? n/t

[blueworld]

41. Maggots & bags of decapitated heads...fly the grisly skies

I used to complain if they ran out of beer nuts before they got to my seat.