Interesting Flight Diversion

“Customers were given 8,000 SkyMiles, which is often about one-tenth the cost of a domestic flight. You need to bathe in maggots on Delta 10 times to earn a free trip.”

OMG. I’m dying. Yet another reason to fly premium.

Another option for cabin class and seat selection: With or without maggots.

So this was from a carry-on bag with the un-refrigerated fish that contained the maggots. Security must’ve ensured that the offending passenger didn’t have too many liquids, but how did the rotting fish and wriggly larvae get missed? Delta should’ve charged him for bringing animals onboard, full cost for every maggot (hundreds of thousands?), or would he have claimed they were all “Emotional Support Maggots?”

Possible new slogan for the airline, after maggots from a passenger’s bag fell out of the overhead bin, and onto other passengers:

“Come flies with us!”

The smell didn't give it away?

That would cure me of my travel addiction.

I saw in airports in China they sold live crabs (? -- something ugly with claws) and packed them up for carryon. Presumably the purchaser didn't kill them and eat them onboard?

I have taken live crabs on a plane in the US. It was checked luggage since it was 30+ pounds.

Back in 1976, the airport in Bangor, Maine was selling live lobsters out of a tank. Not sure how they were prepared for transit, but I’d imagine a Maine Lobster would’ve been appreciated a lot more than several maggots, if it dropped from the overhead bin. Just need some boiling water, then some melted butter … maybe a bib and crackers.

Cyn: tip of the cap, ‘come flies with us’, congrats, laugh out loud funny. Thanks for that.

Imagine if someone had a cat on that flight--the "feed me now" yowling.

I’m with Joe. Wouldn’t the stench have have caused this to be discovered earlier?