![]() ![]() ![]() Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Paull’s version of the hive’s extreme matriarchy is home to many kinds of females, strong and meek, thoughtful and superficial, forward-thinking and hidebound. The airline said they were informed by experts that bee swarms like this are unusual but not unheard-of and extended an apology to the 92 passengers aboard for the delay. The Bees: A Novel - Ebook written by Laline Paull. ![]() It’s unclear if honey (or crushed bees) could jam the flaps or slats of an airplane. “Bee-lieve it or not, Delta flight 1682 on May 3 from Houston-Bush to Atlanta took a delay after a friendly group of bees evidently wanted to talk shop with the winglet of one of our airplanes, no doubt to share the latest about flying conditions at the airport,” Delta spokesperson Morgan Durrant said in a statement to USA TODAY.Īccording to the airline, the bees were eventually dislodged when the aircraft was pushed back from the gate, which allowed passengers to board the Airbus A320 and resume their trip to Atlanta.Ī viral Twitter thread captured the drama as it unfolded.ĭelta said the flight was delayed to ensure the bees’ welfare as well as to make sure that no safety-critical surfaces of the plane were contaminated. RT LalinePaull: Once upon a time when my daughter was small and I was far from The Bees, she and I went to the London Book Fair to hear Francesca Simon speak, and get our signed Horrid Henry. A Delta Air Lines flight from Houston to Atlanta was delayed for about three hours Wednesday when a swarm of bees briefly colonized one of the plane’s winglets. ![]()
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