'Live, pregnant cargo' puts airport authorities to test

Chandigarh: An unusual cargo had the authorities at the Amritsar international airport on their toes, which was to be put on a specially chartered flight. Ten buffaloes from Punjab, all pregnant, were delicately lifted into specially-made crates, to be transported to United Arab Emirates on behalf of a Dubai-based importer, H H Sheikh.
Visitors at the airport were treated to a rare sight as the jet-black buffaloes, with a red band around their necks, slogged from one counter to another, on their one-way journey to the foreign land.
The buffaloes, all of high-yielding variety, were handpicked by an expert group sent by the Sheikh, reportedly for the presidential house in UAE.
Transporting such a bulky cargo, each weighing about 500 kg, yet delicate on account of pregnancy, had the airport officials in a tizzy.
A specially-chartered plane of Air Shagun transported the buffaloes from Guru Ramdass International Airport, Amritsar.
03/07/12 Priya yadav/Times of India

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Categories: airports Jul 2012, Cargo Jul 2012, Foreign Jul 2012