Airport O'Hares
Travelers are accustomed enough to delays caused by weather and congestion. But those arriving and departing from Milan's Linate airport have been dealing with an entirely new roadblock -- madly mating hares that have reproduced so quickly and in such numbers that they have at times blocked planes from taking off and landing and even caused problems with the airport's radar systems. The rabbits are apparently an old problem at the airport, but lately the disruption has reached epic proportions. Hundreds of volunteers lined up to spook the rabbits out of their holes and into nets with whistles and much waving of arms, so that the furry menaces can be carried off to a safer and less disruptive local, Reuters reports. Over 50 were rounded up in the last hare hunt last night. Performed in the small hours during a period of light traffic, the roundup itself caused a delay of only a few hours.
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