British Airways service from Heathrow to New York cancelled after failure to scare away blackbird that left droppings on flightdeck seatsA British Airways flight due to take off from Heathrow to the US had to be cancelled when a bird found flapping inside the cockpit could not be removed by crew. Passengers on Monday’s flight BA189 to Newark, New Jersey, were transferred to a later service. One passenger, Anna Dolganov, told the Guardian the bird had defecated on the seats of the captain and first officer. Sam Twidle (@xsamanthapaige) @britishairways any update on the bird of flight 189? #birdsonaplane #starlingsindistressThe farrago reached its denouement, according to Dolganov, when airport staff played a recording entitled “starlings in distress” to try to scare the bird away, but it was never found and the flight was cancelled.

Source: The Guardian May 09, 2017 17:03 UTC