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Home  >  Humor  >  The Stowaway Wasp On My JetBlue Flight
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The Stowaway Wasp On My JetBlue Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 1, 2022October 1, 2022 14 Comments

Let’s call him Willie, the wee little wasp. Determined to escape the gritty life of London, Willie hatched a plan to hitch a ride on my JetBlue Airbus A321 jet to Boston. But as Willie would find out, cheating your way to your goal is not the proper path.

Wee Willie Wasp Tries To Stowaway On My JetBlue Flight!

When I boarded my flight, I noticed a wasp, of the insect variety, not the Anglo Saxon White Protestant variety, perched on my window, outside thankfully. I did not think anything of it, but when we finally pushed back about 30 minutes later, I noticed he was still there.

Wee Willie was hanging on…

Now I was interested. How long would this little fella hang on? Did he really expect to go to Boston? On a serious note, what was he doing on the window in the first place for so long? Warming himself?

We taxied out of the gate…he was still there.

We taxied down the alley…he was still there.

This picture just says it all…

We taxied to the runway…he was still there.

But alas, it was not the wind or the speed that ruined Willie’s journey, but the loud spooling of the engines, which seemed to startle the little thing and he buzzed off before I could see how well he would handle the takeoff roll.

All bluff, no follow-through. But mild amusement when you’re bored.

Of course, Willie had been given great responsibility in his job as the chief wasp but had let down his comrades by treating them as if they were leftover bangers and mash that had spoiled in the boot of the pram. Perhaps Willie was escaping to Boston because he had burned all his bridges in London, just like his pal Alex the ant, who I later found crawling on the counter in the lavatory.

There’s a lesson here. We generally can’t run away from our problems. In fact, they often come back to sting. Like a wasp. Just ask Willie Wasp.

This was meant to be a light-hearted story. Sorry to have wasted two minutes of your day, but it was the first time in all my many years of flying I’ve seen anything like that. Any relation between Willie and any real-life characters, like an ex-CEO of British Airways, is purely coincidental.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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14 Comments

  1. Aaron Reply
    October 1, 2022 at 4:44 pm

    This is why you shouldn’t drink when working on the website…

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      October 1, 2022 at 6:45 pm

      No alcohol.

      • Aaron Reply
        October 2, 2022 at 4:27 pm

        Or sense of humor 😉

  2. Beth Reply
    October 1, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    This may be my favorite post ever, very sweet!

  3. Maugrim Reply
    October 1, 2022 at 6:18 pm

    All the big stories.yeah, I know, I clicked.

  4. JoeMart Reply
    October 1, 2022 at 6:53 pm

    I’ll spare you the story of a rat that came out of the food carts in the galley during take off and climbing. It was international business class on a highly rated carrier. Of course,the meal service started on time with the crew reassuring pax it’s a frequent occurrence.

  5. Jerry Reply
    October 1, 2022 at 7:24 pm

    Throughout my years I’ve often been curious about how stowaway insects on aircraft feel upon reaching their new home. If an insect boards a plane in London and alights in Delhi is the insect OK? Are they confused? Are insects like children, and just willing to befriend everyone. This is actually something I think about often.

    • Kramer Reply
      October 1, 2022 at 8:27 pm

      Alright, Jerry, I hate to break it to you. But it’s time for some new material.

  6. Maryland Reply
    October 1, 2022 at 8:06 pm

    At least the little guy had his own wings too!

  7. Brian T. Reply
    October 2, 2022 at 12:29 am

    Don’t worry about what his motivations were….it’s none of your bees-ness!!!

  8. Jon Joseph Reply
    October 2, 2022 at 4:00 pm

    Who really cares?

    I assume writers on here are either paid by the click or the word.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      October 2, 2022 at 4:01 pm

      *whoosh*

  9. T- Reply
    October 4, 2022 at 12:46 pm

    You write well Matthew. You’d do well writing short stories in addition to your blog.

  10. Eric Reply
    October 18, 2022 at 7:18 pm

    Looks more like Bernie the Bee than Willie the Wasp

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