A stray dog entered the apron of Istanbul’s Atatürk
Airport, causing the delay of several flights on June 27. The planes
took off nearly five minutes later than their scheduled time.
The
pilot of a Turkish Airlines plane heading to Houston spotted the animal
around midday and notified the air traffic control tower about a dog
going towards the runway. The air traffic control center officials then
closed the runway for nearly five minutes.
“A dog was reported. I
will make the officials check the runways, so there will be 5-6 minutes
delay,” the control tower told a pilot waiting to take off.
It was unknown how and from where the dog entered the apron.