Swarm of bees delays WestJet flight out of Saskatoon
Jul 17, 2017, 9:54 pm
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Swarm of bees delays WestJet flight out of Saskatoon
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada...UQk&ocid=ientp
Sunny Leong was waiting to board a WestJet flight at the Saskatoon airport Sunday afternoon when an airline employee made an announcement over the intercom that shocked everyone in the room.
“I don’t know to explain this (but) this is not exactly like Snakes on a Plane,” the employee said in reference to the campy 2006 film starring Samuel L. Jackson.
The incident Sunday was more like bees near a plane. A huge swarm of the insects descended on a tug, a vehicle used to push aircraft back from the gate, and also onto the aircraft’s front wheels. They stung at least one airport employee before a professional beekeeper was called in to disperse them, according to Lori Sly, vice-president of business development for Skyxe.
Sunny Leong was waiting to board a WestJet flight at the Saskatoon airport Sunday afternoon when an airline employee made an announcement over the intercom that shocked everyone in the room.
“I don’t know to explain this (but) this is not exactly like Snakes on a Plane,” the employee said in reference to the campy 2006 film starring Samuel L. Jackson.
The incident Sunday was more like bees near a plane. A huge swarm of the insects descended on a tug, a vehicle used to push aircraft back from the gate, and also onto the aircraft’s front wheels. They stung at least one airport employee before a professional beekeeper was called in to disperse them, according to Lori Sly, vice-president of business development for Skyxe.
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