Endangered turtle blown off course grabs 6am flight home from Cork to Gran Canaria

Three weeks after being taken into care by Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium, the sea turtle was booked on the Ryanair flight to return it to more familiar waters.

Endangered turtle blown off course grabs 6am flight home from Cork to Gran Canaria

A loggerhead turtle blown thousands of miles off route departed Cork Airport this morning for Gran Canaria.

Three weeks after being taken into care by Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium, the sea turtle was booked on the Ryanair flight to return it to more familiar waters.

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