Alligator delays Delta flight taking off from Georgia airport

There are a lot of reasons why a flight may get delayed, but most people never expect to be held up on the tarmac because an alligator is on the runway.

That happened last month at Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport as a Delta flight was getting ready to take off.

In air traffic control audio from March 20, the pilot alerts the tower that there’s an issue.

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“There’s a … probably six-foot gator sitting on the taxiway,” the pilot told the tower…

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