Couple tried to check in dead cow on Virgin Atlantic flight
April 14th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattNew York, April 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Virgin Atlantic has let the public into its list of some of the most bizarre things people try to bring onboard. Among the many things that people wanted on flights was a dead cow.
The airliner announced that a couple tried check a dead cow onto one of its flights. According to the details, the couple arrived at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York with the carcass. The dead cow was wrapped up and placed on a trolley. The couple intended to send the carcass to the Heathrow Airport in Britain. Virgin announced that its staff refused to take the bizarre package on the flight.
There are several other stories of people who tried to board a plane with similar things. At another instance, a couple reportedly tried to board a flight with sea water and a bag of sand that they collected in Grenada. The couple explained that the package was important to them because they collected them when they fell in love at the beach.
The airliner said they encounter several bizarre objects on typical days. Officials of Virgin claim that they are not bothered with those things because they “certainly brightens up their day.”
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