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Flight go back to JFK airport after horse gets loose in freight hold


Flight go back to JFK airport after horse gets loose in freight hold


NEW YORK CITY (WPIX)-- A cargo aircraft 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 published to YouTube.

The Boeing 747-400, run by Air Atlanta Icelandic, had actually 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 problem, 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 do not have an issue since flying-wise, but we require to return ... back to New York. We can not get the horse back protected."

The pilot also requests a veterinarian to satisfy the aircraft at JFK upon return.

Air traffic controllers later on offer the crew clearance to dump fuel before re-landing, according to the audio. The airplane then dumped about 6,000 gallons of fuel between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Nexstar's WWLP reported, citing a report from the islands' regional NPR station.

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In total, the cargo flight was in the air for approximately an hour and a half before touching pull back at JFK, FlightAware data programs.

An Air Atlanta Icelandic representative verified the accuracy of the audio published to YouTube, CNN reported. A representative was not instantly offered to offer extra talk about the cause of the event or the condition of the horse.

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Elwood Hill is an award-winning journalist with more than 18 years' of experience in the industry. Throughout his career, John has worked on a variety of different stories and assignments including national politics, local sports, and international business news. Elwood graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in journalism and immediately began working for Breaking Now News as lead journalist.