Day of the jackal in runway jam Jackal jam alert - Forest officials blame rain for animals fleeing burrows to stall planes SANJAY MANDAL Pilots taking off from or landing at Calcutta airport have had to look out more for bushy tails than a big tailwind this rain-marred January. As many as 23 flights have been disrupted or delayed over the past 10 days by jackals on the airport tarmac, surrounded by thickets that harbour a sizeable population of the species. Barring the occasional intrusion, the airport authorities had been able to keep them at bay until recently....
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