We had about 150 turtles coming out of the bay this morning,” said Marsico. “They crossed the runway to a sandy beach area to lay their eggs.” Jfk Turtles The diamondback terrapin turtles were gathered on runway 4L, plus nearby taxiways, starting at about 6:45 a.m., NBC affiliate WNBC-TV in New York reports. The turtle [...]
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Turtles on runway delay flights at JFK
September 11th, 2011
Turtles on runway delay flights at JFK
September 2nd, 2011
We had about 150 turtles coming out of the bay this morning,” said Marsico. “They crossed the runway to a sandy beach area to lay their eggs.” Jfk Turtles The diamondback terrapin turtles were gathered on runway 4L, plus nearby taxiways, starting at about 6:45 a.m., NBC affiliate WNBC-TV in New York reports. The turtle [...]
Turtles on runway delay flights at JFK
August 16th, 2011
We had about 150 turtles coming out of the bay this morning,” said Marsico. “They crossed the runway to a sandy beach area to lay their eggs.” Jfk Turtles The diamondback terrapin turtles were gathered on runway 4L, plus nearby taxiways, starting at about 6:45 a.m., NBC affiliate WNBC-TV in New York reports. The turtle [...]
Turtles on runway delay flights at JFK
August 14th, 2011
We had about 150 turtles coming out of the bay this morning,” said Marsico. “They crossed the runway to a sandy beach area to lay their eggs.” Jfk Turtles The diamondback terrapin turtles were gathered on runway 4L, plus nearby taxiways, starting at about 6:45 a.m., NBC affiliate WNBC-TV in New York reports. The turtle [...]
Turtles Invade JFK Airport, Cause Flight Delays
August 7th, 2011
An FAA spokesman told the Associated Press at the time, “Apparently, this is something the tower has experienced before. I guess it’s the season for spawning.” Jfk Turtles UPDATE: Port Authority spokesman Ron Marsico told MSNBC that 150 turtles came out of the bay to lay their eggs on a sandy beach area across the [...]