An unexpected stowaway forced a Delta flight to turn around late Saturday morning. Delta flight 1943 from Detroit to Atlanta had to return to Detroit “shortly after takeoff” because a small sparrow had snuck into the cockpit, airport officials said. The feathered culprit slipped on the plane during boarding and then made its way into the cockpit, where the captain become aware of the nuisance. A passenger on board said “literally an hour into the flight,” the captain made another announcement to the crew and passengers, Click on Detroit reported. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWSOnce the plane landed back in Detroit, crews were able to find the bird and safely remove it from the plane, officials said.

Source: Fox News December 31, 2017 12:45 UTC