Scorpion delays flight month after insect stung passenger

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - A United flight from Houston to Ecuador was delayed after a scorpion was spotted aboard.

United tells KHOU-TV that Flight 1035 returned to the gate Thursday night after a scorpion "reportedly emerged from a customer's clothing." Paramedics examined the man and determined that he hadn't been stung. The station says it's unclear whether a scorpion was found.

United says it found a new aircraft for the flight and all passengers were given a meal voucher for the inconvenience.

The flight eventually got underway 3 1/2 hours late.

KHOU-TV says another man was stung by a scorpion on a United flight from Houston to Calgary, Alberta, last month.

Last month, a passenger traveling aboard a United flight from Houston to Calgary was stung by a scorpion.

United has been under fire since a passenger was violently dragged off an overbooked flight by aviation police in Chicago on April 9.

With the Associated Press