A horse broke loose in the cargo hold of a Boeing 747 and forced the plane to return to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, reports the Business Independent. The crew was unable to recapture the horse, according to an audio recording posted on YouTube channel You Can See ATC.
In the recording, the crew indicated that the horse was “in difficulty,” and requested a vet be on standby. The status of the horse is unknown.
The flight, Air Atlanta Icelandic number 4592, took off from JFK and was in route to Belgium. The incident occurred after the plane reached 33,000 feet; the pilots requested and received permission to return to JFK. The return required the plane to jump fuel in order to land safely.
Air Atlanta Icelandic has not responded to requests for comment from the Business Independent.
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