On the 20th, a commercial plane was prevented from landing due to the large number of crabs on the airport runway. The case, which took place in Vitória, capital of Espírito Santo, is illustrated in a video, which shows the flight commander notifying passengers about a delay. He informs you that you will need to wait 10 to 15 minutes to land. See more.
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During a flight to Vitória, an unusual situation happened. Because of a large number of crabs on the landing strip, the airport's control tower asked the flight's pilot to ram the plane until they could clear it.
The captain communicates to the passengers: “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain speaking. Unfortunately, our landing in Vitória was not possible. Believe it or not, the aircraft that landed a little in front of us reported an absurd amount of crabs on the runway, believe it or not”.
They should wait until the runway is clear and a site inspection is done.
“So in 10 to 15 minutes we will receive authorization to proceed with the landing in Vitória. I apologize for the inconvenience, but the reason is beyond the will of all of the crew. I hope to count on your understanding”, completes the commander.
Believe it or not: GOL plane lands in Vitória because of crabs on the runway!
Yes, you did not read it wrong!
See what the Commander said after the go-around: pic.twitter.com/lcsaYvW6t2
— AEROIN (@aero_in) March 21, 2023
You can check the whole situation in this video. Despite having happened on the 20th, this topic is still making people talk, with many netizens sharing and even having fun with the unusual situation.
Comunication error
In a note, Zurich Airport Brasil, the company that manages Vitória airport, reported that there was an error in the communication between the tower and the flight. In fact, there was only 1 crab on the landing strip, according to the local fauna team.
They complete by informing that this type of procedure is common when there is an invasion of animals on the track. The planes can only land after the animals have been safely removed and the site inspected.
In the case of this flight, it took 10 minutes to remove the animal and check that there were no more in the vicinity.
Airport is close to the mangrove region
Vitória airport is close to a mangrove area, which is why animals such as crabs can get lost on the landing and takeoff tracks.
This is what explains the biologist of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, Marcelo Tavares:
“There is a mangrove over there in the airport region, right? In fact, the mangrove is between the airport and the beach and part of the water bodies there enters the airport area. So there is also crab to be had there”, he explains.
