Showing posts with label Flight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flight. Show all posts

Friday, July 1, 2011

Hundreds of tortoise America Flight Disruption

The animals that crawl on the runway. As a result the flight was delayed.

VIVAnews – Flight schedule at the International Airport John f. Kennedy, New York, got distracted. The cause, more than 150 turtles who were in the mating season across the runway and disrupting air traffic linats on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.

Turtles-tortoises ' diamondback ' is trying to find the ideal location to spawn. Apparently a location considered ideal in sandy areas, on the opposite side of the runway 4.

According to the clerk of the United States Department of agriculture, Carol Bannerman, they then moved to a safer place to spawn.

JFK airport is surrounded by the Bay area and wetlands. Most of the turtles who passed through the runway is the female turtle, and the process of fertilization occurs in water, he added.

According to a spokesman for airport security, Ron Marsico, as reported by CNN'S page, the first turtle found at 10: 45 a.m. local time. Shortly thereafter, the airport security staff called US the Ministry of agriculture.

"Events like this happen every year," says Marsico. "I think over the past few years there are an awful lot of activity of the turtles."

People began to download tweet an event unique, immediately after the news broadcast. For eight hours, the account @ JFKTurtles has almost 3,000 followers on Twitter, including the airline JetBlue who wrote:

"Oh @ JFKTurtles, we could not hold off on you… Glad to see you guys finally managed to find a safe place honeymoon. "

This is not the only runway at JFK airport was invaded the tortoise. In 2009, a total of 78 turtles do similar things.

Not explained how many flights were delayed due to the turtles. According to a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Arlene Salac, the runway is the problem that is rarely used during summer because of weather factors. (sj)

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Malaysia Restrict baby in Flight class I

Parents travelling with young children are advised to sit in business class or economy.

VIVAnews -Cry Baby shrill or the doings of children who could not silence are indeed so disruption for passengers during the flight. One of the airlines have a solution for overcoming that problem was: baby sitting on the flight ban first class.

Airline Malaysia Airlines confirmed the policy to get rid of the baby from their main class cabin. Through Twitter I, head of the red plate carrier Malaysia, Tengku Azmil, says the policy has been put in place, although it was still provisional.

The reason, parties often receive complaints from airline passengers first class who spent a lot of money, but they sleep interrupted cry baby is difficult because. He said, parents who are traveling with small children are advised to sit in business class or economy.

The Australian Business Traveller, Azmi said the ban is applied in addition, in the main cabin class aircraft Boeing 747 jumbo jet, also soon impose on the Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft will begin to use the upcoming 2012 Jun. The ban will be enforced on a flight from Kuala Kumpur to London, Amsterdam and Sydney.

Malaysia Airlines will move emulated a number of airlines, including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. They are even considering to make child-free zone in the plane. (Sydney Morning Herald)

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