A Delta Airlines flight delayed due to an alligator crossing the taxiway
@Deepizzaguy (122269)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
September 7, 2022 3:09pm CST
I have shared stories of alligators making their way into swimming pools or staying at a parking lot of a business.
Now comes another alligator story from South Carolina when an alligator delayed a Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta Georgia that landed in Charleston South Carolina on Saturday night.
The passengers inside of the Delta Airlines flight were delayed in getting off of the airplane until the alligator who was on the taxiway could be removed from the area by wildlife officials.
The question that I am sure we would like to be answered is how an alligator manage to get into the taxiway at Charleston International Airport in the first place since I am not familiar if there are any bodies of water near the airport or not.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Sep 22
I am not familiar with the area of the airport in Charleston myself.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Sep 22
@RubyHawk I know that the airport in Kenner Louisiana named Louis Armstrong International Airport does have some lakes in the area.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Sep 22
@Deepizzaguy I don’t have any idea.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
14 Sep 22
How come? Did someone own that near the airport.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Sep 22
It is unusual for alligators to enter into airport runways even though a lot of airports are located near bodies of water.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Sep 22
@Nakitakona That is a good question. I wish I knew the answer.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
19 Sep 22
@Deepizzaguy of course, it is. But the question is how it did happen if nobody is bringing it there?
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Sep 22
That is true since maybe there might be a body water near the airport like there are many rivers and bodies of water near the airport in Kenner Louisiana where Louis Armstrong International Airport is located.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Sep 22
That is true since the report did not mention how the alligator entered into the airport.
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@LindaOHio (222697)
• United States
8 Sep 22
I read where alligators can climb a 6 foot fence. He was just crusin' around, seeing what was happening. I'm glad they were able to remove him and relocate him.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Sep 22
I did not know that alligators can climb fences and enter into any open area like an airport runway.
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@MarieCoyle (59306)
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7 Sep 22
I've flown into that airport many, many times, but never was delayed by an alligator. My daughter lived there for several years. One of her co-workers woke up one morning and found an alligator in her driveway right in front of the garage door. It wouldn't leave so she could go to work, so she had to call the wildlife people. Those things can get absolutely huge.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Sep 22
Even though I have never seen an alligator up close and personal myself, I will take your word that an alligator is a huge animal.
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@MarieCoyle (59306)
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8 Sep 22
@Deepizzaguy
Well, they are all tiny once! But some of them live to grow massively large.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Sep 22
@MarieCoyle Yiu have a very good point there about all alligators being tiny at birth before they become adults.
@snowy22315 (209085)
• United States
7 Sep 22
Maybe he came out of a marsh somewhere? Ya never know about those gators!
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Sep 22
Actually, that made me chuckle. Sill alligator did not know he was on a runway. Glad he was removed. If there are bodies of water, they need to be sure that there are fences surrounding them
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Sep 22
That is very true since a fence that surrounds an airport should prevent alligators from entering a building like an airport runway.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Sep 22
That is what I am thinking. Fences around airports should keep alligators from entering a runway.
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That is a big question.
How that animal get into the taxiway.
Maybe Mr. Alligator just arrived from a long travel
@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Sep 22
That is true since gators deserve to be alive and well in our world.
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