Turtles block JF Kennedy airport

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More than a hundred turtles invaded the runway at the JFK airport and caused flight delays.

30 June,2011 10:54 am

About 150 turtles, in search of beaches to lay their eggs, crawled into the busy runway of John F Kennedy airport and delayed dozens of flights.The animals were first noticed by a pilot around 6:45am and within three hours there were so many of the turtles on runway that air traffic control authorities were forced to re-route planes.Workers from the New York and New Jersey Port Authority and the US Department of Agriculture started scooping up the turtles and moving them to safety.