Swarm of bees holds up jet airliner

A swarm of bees held up a British Airways flight from Gatwick to Valencia on Wednesday.
A beekeeper removes the bees. Photo:  GGS/British AirwaysA beekeeper removes the bees. Photo:  GGS/British Airways
A beekeeper removes the bees. Photo: GGS/British Airways

The bees descended on an aircraft ‘tug’, hampering the jet’s take-off for about an hour.

A spokesman for the airline said: “We’re not surprised people are swarming onto our flights from Gatwick to Valencia, but those with their own wings aren’t so welcome.

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“A local beekeeper helped us to remove our little buzzy friends, and we have apologised to our customers for the delay to their journey.”

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