Air Charter Service was called on a wildlife rescue centre in North Carolina to get an injured creature to her new home. Snooki the sea turtle sustained a spinal injury several years ago, limiting her mobility and ruling out of a return to the wild. The rescue centre in North Carolina had been searching for a ‘forever home’ for her for some time, before a zoo in Minnesota fitted the bill – where she will enjoy a space almost 50 times the size of her previous home.
However, Snooki couldn’t be out of water for long and needed to be kept warm, so ACS sourced a Falcon 20F aircraft able to regulate the temperature through its internal heating system and ensured that heat packs and blankets were available onboard. It was crucial for her to be kept under moisture throughout the flight, so a handler travelled alongside her in the cargo bay with a hand sprayer, using the crew’s jump seat.
On the day of the charter, one of ACS’s New York team travelled to North Carolina to make sure the loading went smoothly. Snooki’s crate was carefully forklifted onto the aircraft and rigged with netting to give the handler access. Everything ran seamlessly and Snooki arrived in Minneapolis St. Paul Airport in good time, ready for her final short road trip before settling into her new home.
