A bucket of Jollibee fried chicken brought airport security to a halt after it spilled across an X-ray scanner at Hawaii‘s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, leaving travelers and Reddit users equally amused by the unexpected mess.
The pride and joy of Filipino fast food was unfortunately not a fun time for airport staff, according to Reddit user WXGirl83. Posting to Reddit, she wrote in disbelief how she could have “never thought I’d watch a bucket of Jollibee bring TSA to a standstill.”
The Reddit user didn’t say how long the cleanup took, though spilled fried chicken covering security equipment likely wasn’t a quick fix. “Who knew a bucket of chicken could take down a scanner…” they joked. Among the hundreds who reacted to the poultry predicament at the airport, some Redditors believe it was deserved.
“If this was HNL, that’s what TSA gets for never letting people use a bin or bowl. They are ridiculous,” wrote a commenter. “Wait, you can bring food like that with you through TSA?” questioned a baffled user. “Zero percent chance this isn’t Hawaii lol,” laughed a third.
Reddit Couldn’t Believe a Bucket of Chicken Stopped TSA in Hawaii
“Imagine explaining to people that your flight delay was caused by a bucket of Jollibee,” remarked a fourth. Plenty of people chimed in, claiming that this fast food chain was one of the best, which is why it’s sad to see it go to waste on an X-ray machine’s conveyor belt. “What a waste of delicious fried chicken,” exclaimed a Redditor.
One commenter claiming to have worked as a TSA officer recalled how someone brought an uncovered cake through security. “You can bring food, just not large liquids or large amounts of liquid food,” they clarified. As one could expect, the X-ray belt got covered in icing. As a result, the whole lane allegedly had to be shut down, and the disassembly and cleaning took two days of labor.
Whether the cleanup took minutes or much longer, one thing was clear from the comments: plenty of Redditors felt worse for the wasted Jollibee than they did for the delayed security line.
