Jackal on Kolkata airport runway, pilot aborts take off

Kolkata: A jackal today strayed onto the runway of the N S C Bose International Airport forcing the pilot of a JetLite flight to Bangalore to abort take off, airport sources said.
The JetLite flight to Bangalore was taxing for takeoff at around 5:40 pm when the pilot noticed the jackal on the runway and aborted take off and brought the aircraft back, the sources said.
11/2/10 NDTV

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