Overview

• Flight 2348 was set to depart Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Saturday with 119 passengers and five crew bound for Madison, Wisconsin.
• A pigeon sighting during boarding and another during taxi prompted the pilot to request permission to return to the gate for safety checks.
• The unscheduled halt pushed the flight’s arrival back by about 56 minutes, landing in Madison roughly an hour late.
• Baggage handlers and fellow travelers worked together to safely corral and remove both pigeons before departure.
• Delta Air Lines issued an apology for the disruption and praised the swift actions of its crew and customers.