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Turtle-Induced Delays Clogging Up JFK Runways

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via JetBlue
Yes, air travel can be quite the hassle these days, but it's tough to complain about adorable turtle-induced delays, which are currently holding up flights at JFK. This morning JetBlue tweeted: "JFK is experiencing delays as the airport clears turtles off the runway. #cantmakethisup," and indeed, you can't.

It's not the first time the little critters—diamondback terrapins, to be exact—have clogged runways at JFK.

JetBlue suggests that "maybe they wanted to hop a flight to the Caribbean to check out the finer life," but in reality, the runways are close to the turtle's natural habitat, Jamaica Bay, and are apparently something of a romantic getaway for the little guys.

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  • 12th_Letter_of_the_Alphabet

    Let's go Terps!
    =)

  • I hear turtle soup is a lovely start to a goose dinner.

  • turtlelover

    Let's hope they don't get gassed

  • Guest

    How did turtles develop the ability to hop fences?  

  • virgilstarkwell

    Turtle was quoted as saying:

    'Anyone see a bunch of sneakers filled with blow'?

  • imadick

    i thought turtles were the slow and steady kind. blow doesn't seem up his alley.

  • Eric Bringslid

    Uh oh, gonna have to rip JFK down to make way for the turtle habitat.

  • LtWorf

    But if we don't save the wee turtles, who will???

  • silver

     The seagull will, and it will be delicious.

  • Guest

    Seagull eats turtle, engine eats seagull, pavement eats engine...

    It's the circle of life

  • Colonel_Ingus

    Turtles = Terrorists!

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