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Sex-crazed turtles cause flight delays at New York airport as they crawl across the tarmac to their breeding grounds
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Flights at New York's John F Kennedy Airport crawled to a halt for over an hour this morning - thanks to a bale of breeding turtles. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was forced to shut down runway 4 Left at 9:30am as workers cleared 100 diamondback terrapins from the tarmac and moved them to safety. But officials have brushed off the turtle invasion, insisting delays were 'nothing significant'.
Go slow: One of the turtles crawls slowly across the tarmac at JFK where staff have been forced to shut down runway four
Chaos: Around 100 of the terrapins have already been removed from the site
FAA spokeswoman Arlene Salac said some flights were delayed up to 30 minutes.
She told the New York Post: 'We may have a few delays, but nothing significant,' noting the runway is not frequently used this time of year due to wind shifts.
JetBlue reported the news with a series of light-hearted posts on its official Twitter account at approximately 9:40am.
One tweet read: 'Running over turtles is not healthy for them nor is it good for our tires.'
The turtle invasion is an annual event at the Queens airport and had already delayed several flights at JFK earlier this week as females crawled out of Jamaica Bay in search of higher ground to lay their eggs, reports the Post.
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