A Netherlands-US flight was forced to turn around after maggots rained down on passengers from an overhead bin.
Holidaymakers travelling with Delta Air Lines on Tuesday were forced to “fight off” the creatures, which made their way out of a carry-on bag containing a rotten fish.
After the bag had been identified by flight attendants, the pilot announced – two hours into the journey to Detroit, Michigan – that they would return to Amsterdam.
The plane was then evacuated to clean up the maggots as passengers were placed on the next available flight.
Philip Schotte, a Netherlands native who lives in Iowa, said he saw the insects cascade on to a woman seated across the aisle from him.