Wildlife Continue Their Attacks On JFK

If it’s not suicidal geese, runway blockading turtles or loitering jackrabbits creating problems at JFK for pilots outside the plane, it’s dastardly vermin like mice causing problems inside the cabin. Well, make that a mouse. NYC Aviation reports: “The captain of a Delta 767-400 refused to operate a flight to London after a mouse was seen running through the cabin.” Since they have that nasty habit of chewing through everything, “critical wiring” included, the choice was made to evacuate the aircraft. Luckily, it only took three long hours for the airline to find a suitable replacement. |NYCAviation via Gothamist|

Mice At the Met

Rich people venue, The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, is crawling with vermin, specifically mice: “On April 9, the opera house was given 13 violation points for “evidence of mice or live mice present in [the] facility’s food and/or non-food areas,” and other infractions, according to the city’s Health Department.” |NYP|