Critters Basking on Tarmac Jam New Delhi Airport
Of the many reasons for flight delays, consider this one Tuesday at the international airport in New Delhi. Almost a hundred planes couldn't take off or land because the runways were covered with raptors, jackals and huge monitor lizards. The creatures used the runways to dry off and get warm after the first monsoon rains hit.
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Of the many reasons for flight delays, consider the one yesterday at the international airport in New Delhi. Almost a hundred planes couldn't take off or land because the runways were covered with raptors, jackals and huge monitor lizards. The creatures used the runways to dry off and get warm after the first monsoon rains hit. India's monsoon season lasts for months. The animals, however, were escorted off the runway after about an hour.
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