Bees Ground American Airlines Flight, Beekeeper to the Rescue

0:00It's April 6, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Durham News Today, Local News Powered by AI. Picture this, last week a Charlotte Douglas International Airport, an American Airlines flight headed to San Francisco got grounded before takeoff. The culprit? A massive swarm of bees that decided to crash the party inside one of the plane's turbine engines. Passengers were all hyped up at first about the delay, but once they heard it was bees hitching a free ride, reactions turned to straight amusement, mixed with relief. Folks on board shared the wild scene, and videos hit Instagram quick, showing a beekeeper scooping those buzzing intruders right out of the engine, into a wooden box. American Airlines stayed quiet on details, but the crew handled it smooth, getting everyone airborne after the bee eviction nature's plots was set, 30,000 feet.