Turtles delay US flights

Flights at a US airport were delayed after 150 turtles crawled onto a runway.

Flights at a US airport were delayed after 150 turtles crawled onto a runway.

Controllers had to move departing flights to a different section of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport due to the sheer volume of the creatures, who were looking for a beach to lay their eggs, on Runway 4L.

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