Passengers on a Horizon Airlines flight bound for Everett, Washington had to spend a few extra minutes on the ground at San Diego International Airport Thursday afternoon.
Passengers on a Horizon Airlines flight bound for Everett, Washington, had to spend a few extra minutes on the ground at San Diego International Airport Thursday afternoon.
The flight, which departed its gate six minutes ahead of schedule, was forced to stop on its taxiway due to an unexpected visitor in its path. That visitor, a pelican, as reported by the pilot of Horizon Air flight 2179 to San Diego International's air traffic control tower, was not budging in front of the oncoming aircraft.
At 1:40 p.m., the pilot can be heard on air traffic control radio recordings saying,"2179 sir ... You're not going to believe this but we are unable because of a pelican sitting here on the taxiway ... He's not moving. ..."
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