Post by M. Hawbaker on Nov 17, 2023 11:25:58 GMT
NEW YORK (WPIX) – A cargo plane bound for Belgium was forced to return to John F. Kennedy International Airport last week after a horse got loose, according to a call between pilots and air traffic control posted to YouTube.
The Boeing 747-400, operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic, had taken off from JFK on the afternoon of Nov. 9. It was in the air for less than an hour before a pilot radioed air traffic controllers to report the issue, according to the audio.
“We have a live animal, horse onboard the plane, and the horse managed to escape the stall,” the pilot can be heard telling an air traffic controller.
“We don’t have a problem as of flying-wise, but we need to return … back to New York. We cannot get the horse back secured.”
The pilot also requests a veterinarian to meet the aircraft at JFK upon return.
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The Boeing 747-400, operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic, had taken off from JFK on the afternoon of Nov. 9. It was in the air for less than an hour before a pilot radioed air traffic controllers to report the issue, according to the audio.
“We have a live animal, horse onboard the plane, and the horse managed to escape the stall,” the pilot can be heard telling an air traffic controller.
“We don’t have a problem as of flying-wise, but we need to return … back to New York. We cannot get the horse back secured.”
The pilot also requests a veterinarian to meet the aircraft at JFK upon return.
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Poor animal probably needed mildly sedated to keep it calm. I wonder how often horses fly?