"Horse on the Loose Forces Plane to Return to JFK"

A Boeing 747 cargo flight from New York JFK to Liege, Belgium, had to turn back after a horse escaped from its stall in the cargo hold. The pilots requested to return to JFK Airport and dumped 20 tonnes of fuel before landing. The plane eventually took off again and arrived in Liege three hours behind schedule. Animal incidents on planes are not uncommon, with recent reports of an otter and a rat causing uproar on a flight, as well as a bear cub breaking loose and a deadly Cape cobra slithering up a pilot's shirt.