ice cream: blog 
ice cream's blog
ticks on plane!
Published Jul. 9, 2008
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/09/ticks.on.plane.ap/index.html
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Some wayward ticks delayed a United Airlines flight from Denver, Colorado, to Des Moines, Iowa.
Ticks can spread diseases, including Lyme disease.
Flight 1178 was delayed for nearly six hours on Tuesday after a passenger informed a flight attendant that she found a tick in economy class during a flight from Washington, D.C., to Denver.
The airline decided it couldn't fly the plane until it was cleaned of ticks, so passengers had to wait while another plane was flown from Colorado Springs to Denver. The flight was further delayed because of thunderstorms in the Denver area.
United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski said between one and three ticks were discovered. Urbanski said the airline hasn't figured out how the ticks got on the plane or what type of ticks were found.
"I don't know if we'll be able to find that out," Urbanski said. "When possible, we do try to look into those type of things, and hopefully try to look for its origin."
The replacement plane shuttled the 107 passengers to Des Moines.
The plane with ticks had begun its day in Chicago, Illinois. It was cleaned of ticks, checked and put back into service.
No ticks were found on passengers.
------
Which is worse...snakes on a plane, or ticks on a plane?
close11 Comments
(21 votes) deer gets revenge after hunter shoots him
(12 votes) jason young quiet on wrongful death lawsuit
(5 votes) wake schools asked to cut $5.7m
(4 votes) plensa sculpture shines in durham
Welcome to GOLO, where WRAL.com visitors can comment on stories and create profile pages, blogs and photo galleries.
You must be a registered WRAL.com user to use these tools. Click here to register or log in.
July 9, 2008 6:58 p.m.
GOLO member since June 3, 2008
July 9, 2008 2:54 p.m.
GOLO member since July 3, 2007
July 9, 2008 2:46 p.m.
God's no-fly list.
GOLO member since July 5, 2007
July 9, 2008 2:33 p.m.
Someone walked over some grass, or had a dog who did, and the ticks came along.
future pilot announcement: People afraid of ticks should get off the plane and have themselves examined.
Now a flea infestation, or head lice, would really get some action. Ticks are really not a menace, and most of us have no problem dealing with them. We drive dangerous highways to get into a plane to fly 1000 miles at 500mph at 20,000 feet, and we are afraid to be around a few ticks. Does that make sense?
GOLO member since January 20, 2008
July 9, 2008 2:30 p.m.
GOLO member since February 17, 2008
July 9, 2008 2:25 p.m.
GOLO member since July 11, 2007
July 9, 2008 2:24 p.m.
GOLO member since July 5, 2007
July 9, 2008 2:22 p.m.
GOLO member since July 5, 2007
July 9, 2008 2:20 p.m.
GOLO member since July 20, 2007
July 9, 2008 2:18 p.m.
Please log in to add comment.