Mating Turtles Shut Down JFK Runway - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

catlover79 · 06-30-2011, 12:53 AM

http://www.fox8.com/news/offbeat/ktl...,6669128.story

pix11.com

7:29 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2011
NEW YORK -- Travelers who were looking to fly out of John F. Kennedy Airport Wednesday morning were treated to a unique delay, when 100 turtles ambled across a runway and blocked air traffic from moving.

JetBlue first tweeted news of the delays, with the hashtag #cantmakethisup.

When airport personnel grew tired of waiting for the notoriously slow reptiles to clear the runway, Port Authority officials took matters into their own hands, physically removing the turtles from the route.

The perpetrators have since been identified as Diamondback Terrapin turtles, as opposed to the snapping turtle which was named the New York state reptile in 2006.

The turtle gathering is apparently an annual event, where they take over runway 4L.

The Port Authority was forced to discontinue using 4L for the early part of the day while some reconfiguration of the runways were done.

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Nighthawk76 · 06-30-2011, 12:59 AM

Oh wow.

Miss Lisa · 06-30-2011, 05:43 PM

Haha nice. Turtles are just that amazing, they can somewhat control when a flight leaves.

tiredmike59 · 06-30-2011, 07:40 PM

Help me mr.wizard !

catlover79 · 06-30-2011, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss Lisa

Haha nice. Turtles are just that amazing, they can somewhat control when a flight leaves.

Someone had a big weekend planned, huh?

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06-30-2011, 05:43 PM	#3
Miss Lisa Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 08, 2005 Location: My very own Green Acres Posts: 1,113	Haha nice. Turtles are just that amazing, they can somewhat control when a flight leaves.
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06-30-2011, 12:59 AM	#2
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	Oh wow.

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