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Two pigeons managed to sneak into a Delta Airlines flight, causing the flight to be delayed twice.

The airline confirmed that the two pigeons invaded the cockpit just before the departure of a flight from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday.

A passenger who recorded a video of a man using his jacket to catch one of the pigeons said that the plane had to return twice due to the pigeons flying inside the cockpit.

He explained that "the first pigeon was caught by the crew, while one of the passengers took care of the second."

He added: "The pilot said that when he informed the control tower about our return due to the presence of a pigeon, the staff member replied that this was the first time he had heard of something like this, to which the pilot responded: 'It's the second time for me. The first was just half an hour ago.'

In a statement, Delta explained that the flight was delayed by 56 minutes due to the "traveling birds."

The statement read: "The company appreciates the cautious actions taken by our employees and customers to safely remove the birds from the aircraft before takeoff, and we apologize to travelers for the delay in their flight."