Deer walked onto the runway of a Japanese airport

A pair of deer walked onto the runway of Hokkaido Airport in Japan. The animals temporarily paralyzed its operations.

Deer walked onto the runway of the largest airport in the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido and paralyzed its operations for almost an hour.

It is specified that the incident occurred on Thursday, March 6, at the new Chitose Airport. The pair of animals appeared on the territory of the airport at about 10:00 local time, and both runways had to be closed. In the footage posted online, the horned ungulates quickly run past an airplane parked on the runway.

Around 10:50, when the deer were driven away, service on the runway resumed. According to the source, due to the incident, four planes changed their destinations, and three more had to circle before landing.