Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter SubscribeJan. 24 (UPI) -- A plane was delayed at New Zealand's Wellington International Airport due to a well-dressed hazard on the runway: a penguin. The airport said on social media that the "unusual little visitor" wandered onto the tarmac, leading airport staff scrambling to get the flightless bird to safety. AdvertisementAn airport spokesperson said an Air Chathams flight had been preparing to take off when the blue penguin, or kororā, wandered out onto the runway. "The pilot and passengers patiently waited while Wellington Airport staff raced out to collect and help the visitor," the post said. Jack Howarth, the airport's wildlife officer, took the penguin to the Wellington Zoo to be checked out.
