" Flight delayed due to a bird tap . Not totally certain if that mean they pooped on the windshield , flew into the engine , or are picket on the rails . "

Flight delay often have typical explanations ― defective weather , expert issues or late - arriving crews , for case . But then there are the less coarse reasonableness , bizarre occurrences , like bees congregating on the wing or a mysterious rice fall in the aisle .

As is customary with air travelling incidents , passengers often send on Twitter to give vent ― or express mirth ― about their flight disruptions and the fundamental causes . Below , we ’ve round up 31 tweet about some of the wildest reasons for flight delay , from the hilarious to the borderline frightening .

My flight leaving Houston is delayed because bees have congregated on the tip of one of the wings . They wo n’t let us board until they murder the bees . But how on earth will this pass off ? Wo n’t they leave the wing when we take off ?

Ever had a flight stay due to a Canis latrans on the rail ? .. there ’s a first clock time for everything .

Well this was a first . My escape that was about to sendup just got delayed because someone give the exit door on the plane and ran off with it before we get out the gate . The police are chasing him to try out and get the threshold back @Delta

Why is my flight detain ? Because this sister is chill on his own inflatable bed , and the flight crew is take calls to set whether this is a safety risk of infection .

Well that ’s a first … Flight delayed because the pilot “ left his glass on the last woodworking plane and has driven over to get them ” .

Just , WOW !

Flight delayed because of a fistfight on the jetway lol oh Florida …

My flight from Toronto to St. John ’s being delayed because of a ‘ fish incident in the consignment cargo hold ’ is , well , kind of hilarious really .

Only in Belfast do you get a flight delayed & # 34;because the air traffic restrainer is on his break" ; I miss this sort of matter in London .

trajectory retard due to swans on the runway

Because my travels seem to require unintentional comedy : Just board the carpenter’s plane and somebody spilled food . The flight attendee screamed “ who slop Elmer Reizenstein ? ” and is walking up and down the aisles . They are pass up to entrust the gate until someone cleans the Elmer Rice .

From what I ’ve been severalize , my flight was delayed because someone airdropped vivid photos of plane crash to everyone on plug-in , implying that would happen tonight .

Terrifying , but I ’m grateful to the @Delta gang for handling the matter thoughtfully and thoroughly .

It was just announced that my flight of steps isn't boarding yet cause it's & # 34;too hot to board" ; .

Flight delayed due to carpenter’s plane being aphrodisiacal AF .

Well , this is a first . I now have a delay because a rider on the inward flight left “ a very valuable purse . ” We had of course of study force back from the gate . We have to open up a service door and hand it out and run a few extra tab and will be on our mode .

sit on a plane , delayed , because a cleaning woman arrest too drunk before we even took off . Captain just in person escorted her off the plane . Never a dull daylight .

Our flight of steps was delayed 4.5 hour yesterday because a chiropteran ( ! ? ! ? ) vanish into the locomotive engine and they want to do repairs . This happened well before we arrest on the plane but that was a first for me . What's the wildest reason you've had a flight delay ?

HERE WE GO ! ! First flight detain because toilet door hold is give away 😂 # BlissTravels

First sentence having a flight delayed because they hit a bird on the way down . Someone is shouting for a refund now 🤣 🤣

give how often I journey I suppose it was just a matter of clock time , but tonight is the first time I've had a flight detain because we had to go back to the gate and have a intoxicated Karen taken off the woodworking plane to police . She apparently started vaping while we were taxiing out 🤦 ‍ ♂ ️

My flight is delay because the privy exploded on the plane … so how was your 24-hour interval ?

flying delayed due to a rocket entering the air space from China in Ibiza , ya couldn't make it up 😂

My cousin was going back to naij yday but his escape was delayed because someone got deported and decided to poo and smirch his poo all over the plane 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

Flight delayed because of a circuit breaker issue . Pilot say maintenance is on it ; they ’ll shut the aircraft down for 5 second and ferment it back on . 💕 when alloy tube define to take flight to 30,000 feet gets the same treatment as my Netgear router .

Plane delayed because the grant carts are too liberal for the aisles

This is a first ! Flight set off ( after over four hours delay ) because once the plane got here it caught on fire . I never vanish @AmericanAir if I can annul it , and now I have a new reason !

Plane delayed because they loaded TOO much fuel . What ? ?

flying delayed due to a birdie hit . Not totally sure if that entail they pooped on the windshield , fly into the locomotive , or are picketing on the track …

Flight check ‘ due to complication in parking the aircraft ’ . If they ca n’t park it , not certain I want to go up in the atmosphere on it .

Y’all … my flight is stay because a TRAY TABLE in row 17 is pause . & amp ; we have to hold off for maintenance . I slant MAKE THIS UP 😂 3rd AA flying that ’s been delayed this calendar week 😂 🙈

Here ’s a upright one . Flight is delayed due to a pothole in the runway

We have a dog barking delay on @JetBlue flight … this is a first …

Ever have a planing machine delayed because a window was about to fall out ? No ? Lol .