Manatees, sloths fly from Guyana to Billund Airport
Date: 30-Nov-01
Country: DENMARK
Danish logistics company Maersk Logistics has been managing the operation.
The aircraft landed at Billund airport yesterday after a technical stop at Santa Maria, the Azores.
The four manatees will remain at Odense Zoo while the 16 sloths will proceed, after a quarantine period, by special trucking services to German zoos.
After unloading the shipment at Billund Airport, the aircraft will proceed to Shannon Airport to load a shipment of cows destined for Malawi, the spokesman said.
