Jetstar flight delayed by turtle slowly crossing tarmac
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Slow and steady may win the race, but it apparently also delays flights.
A Jetstar Airways flight from Australia’s Gold Coast to Adelaide was delayed by a turtle slowly crossing the tarmac on Thursday.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The flight had reportedly just started taxiing when it was forced to stop for about four minutes to “allow a gorgeous little turtle to cross,” a passenger tweeted out.
The small turtle was crossing to the creek near the airport fence, according to the passenger.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to a Jetstar spokesperson, this wasn’t the turtle's first time on the tarmac.
A small turtle (not pictured) interrupted a flight in Australia last week. (iStock)
“They said he’d been up there earlier in the day as well,” a Jetstar spokesperson told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Independent reported. “It was the second time they’d had to move him.”
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The turtle was reportedly moved to a safer area after the captain alerted air traffic control.