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Ned - 23 Jun 2009 05:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) -- About 800 Canada geese have been trapped and gassed
around New York City's two airports in an effort to reduce the kinds of
bird strikes that led to the ditching of a jetliner in the Hudson River
last winter

Birds have been culled from 15 sites within five miles of LaGuardia and
Kennedy airports.

U.S. Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Carol Bannerman says agency
biologists and other specialists are trapping and euthanizing the birds.
Officials plan to kill 2,000 geese within weeks.

U.S. Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia on Jan. 15
and was over the Bronx when it ran into geese and lost both engines.

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Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF - 23 Jun 2009 06:42 GMT

> NEW YORK (AP) -- About 800 Canada geese have been trapped and gassed
> around New York City's two airports in an effort to reduce the kinds of
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> U.S. Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia on Jan. 15
> and was over the Bronx when it ran into geese and lost both engines.

Couldn't they just move them to Newark instead?

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Rob - 23 Jun 2009 15:36 GMT

>> NEW YORK (AP) -- About 800 Canada geese have been trapped and gassed
>> around New York City's two airports in an effort to reduce the kinds of
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>
> Couldn't they just move them to Newark instead?

Come on I want to fly into JFK - out of Newark next year.

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Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF - 24 Jun 2009 03:03 GMT

>>> NEW YORK (AP) -- About 800 Canada geese have been trapped and gassed
>>> around New York City's two airports in an effort to reduce the kinds of
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> Come on I want to fly into JFK - out of Newark next year.

The last time I did that was in '99. Never again.

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Rob - 24 Jun 2009 05:22 GMT

>>>> NEW YORK (AP) -- About 800 Canada geese have been trapped and gassed
>>>> around New York City's two airports in an effort to reduce the kinds of
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> The last time I did that was in '99. Never again.

Why?

Was it the trip between the airports.

Have to fly/get to Toronto and the best pricing at present is via JFK
then domestic up to Toronto. hence the JFK - Newark transfer. Staying
in NY for a few days before thye return leg.

Haven't the time or patients to drive and struggle through the boarder
crossing twice.

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Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF - 24 Jun 2009 05:35 GMT

>>>>> NEW YORK (AP) -- About 800 Canada geese have been trapped and gassed
>>>>> around New York City's two airports in an effort to reduce the
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> Was it the trip between the airports.

No, I spent a few weeks in NYC between flights.

> Have to fly/get to Toronto and the best pricing at present is via JFK
> then domestic up to Toronto. hence the JFK - Newark transfer. Staying
> in NY for a few days before the return leg.

That's odd. I would have expected it to be cheaper if you went directly via LA
or even via Vancouver. Who are you flying with?

> Haven't the time or patients to drive and struggle through the boarder
> crossing twice.

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Rob - 24 Jun 2009 07:43 GMT

>> Was it the trip between the airports.
>
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> That's odd. I would have expected it to be cheaper if you went directly
> via LA or even via Vancouver. Who are you flying with?

QANTAS

Prices are at present $951 to LAX or $1151 to JFK - return up to
Nov 30th

LAX-JFK at present and the special season is minimal extra plus $200 to
YYZ Total about $1350

Most of the others want $2500 return via YVR or LAX

Plus I want to have some more time in NYC.

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Sly Fox - 23 Jun 2009 07:25 GMT

> NEW YORK (AP) -- About 800 Canada geese have been trapped and gassed
> around New York City's two airports in an effort to reduce the kinds of
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> biologists and other specialists are trapping and euthanizing the birds.
> Officials plan to kill 2,000 geese within weeks.

Hey Carol - why don't they just subject the geese to the same crap we have
to go through before takeoff. They'd decide it was too hard and spend their
time paddling around the pond.
No more barbeque geese. Problem solved.

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Geese Gassed