Chaos as turtles delay flights at JFK

Air traffic at America's busiest international airport has been disrupted after turtles wandered on to the runway in search of a sandy beach to lay their eggs.



The turtles began their stately passage across John F Kennedy airport in New York on Wednesday morning, undeterred by the potentially lethal obstacles between their seasonal breeding grounds.

The creatures delayed flights, shut down a runway and forced staff outside to hurry the slow-moving animals to safer ground. Runway 4L was shut down for an hour as Port Authority teams worked to move the animals.


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JetBlue reported the turtle migration on Twitter around 9.40am. "Running over turtles is not healthy for them nor is it good for our tyres," the airline said.