Spirit Airlines flight delayed by alligator crossing airport runway
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An alligator was caught crossing the runway at Orlando International Airport. (WFLD / Anthony Velardi Facebook)
A Spirit Airlines flight landing at Orlando International Airport was held up on the runway Monday morning by a casually crossing alligator.
The budget airliner was flying in from Baltimore-Washington International Airport when they encountered the leisurely paced reptile.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}However, those on board did not seem to be too upset by the animal.
One Orlando man who recorded a video of the creature crossing simply called the scene normal for his state.
"Only in Florida... a gator held up our plane crossing the runway at MCO on the way home from DC,” he wrote on Facebook.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Several people agreed in the comments, calling the incident “Typical Florida.”
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Fortunately, no one – human or animal – was harmed during the delay. At the end of the 10 second clip, the gator can be seen safely returning to the water.