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Off Topic => Anything Goes => Topic started by: Bird Brain on July 08, 2009, 08:46:36 PM

Title: Turtles crawl on runway, delay flights at JFK.
Post by: Bird Brain on July 08, 2009, 08:46:36 PM

NEW YORK -- A runway at New York City's Kennedy Airport was shut down Wednesday morning after 78 turtles emerged from a nearby bay and crawled onto the tarmac. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says grounds crews rounded up the wayward reptiles in about 35 minutes and deposited them back in the water, farther from airport property.

The shutdown disrupted flight schedules, though, with delays climbing to nearly 1 1/2 hours.

Pilots reported the first turtle sightings at around 8:30 a.m.

The Port Authority identified the turtles as Diamondback terrapins. They appeared to be about 8 inches long and weigh 2 to 3 pounds each.

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Post by: The Observer on July 09, 2009, 08:56:59 AM

Okay, I thought it was some inside joke or you were having us on but no, it seems to have actually happened yesterday!

That'll be a good, "Sorry I'm late" story to tell.

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Post by: Bird Brain on July 09, 2009, 10:15:15 PM

Quote from: "The Observer"

Okay, I thought it was some inside joke or you were having us on but no, it seems to have actually happened yesterday!

That'll be a good, "Sorry I'm late" story to tell.

:lol: Reason for being late: turtles on runway.  :lol:  Imagine if this had happened at Pearson?!

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Post by: tonks001 on October 05, 2009, 03:03:58 AM

I think that this is a cute story :) But unfortunately it did took delays on th flight. At least the turtles are safe now. :)
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