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Reddit can feel like a cesspool of hate most days, but occasionally, it turns up some internet gems. Today, for example, a user posted a bonkers photo of a posse of large, intimidating-looking birds chilling on an airplane.
“My captain friend sent me this photo,” user lensoo wrote in the post. “Saudi prince bought ticket [sic] for his 80 hawks.” The photo appears to be unedited, but it left us asking a bunch of questions. For example: What the hell are so many birds doing on a plane? Where are they going? Are they wearing blindfolds, or helmets? Are they okay? Is this normal? Why does the internet yield so many delightfully bizarre things? Are we losing our damn minds?
One commenter in the Reddit thread helpfully pointed out that a similar post surfaced on the site a few years ago. “If you fly Etihad or Emirates or Qatar enough you will eventually see someone flying in first class with a falcon sitting next to them,” the commenter wrote. With this little tip in mind, we decided to investigate the birds-on-a-plane phenomenon.
Sure enough, we found that it’s not out of the question to see large birds of prey hanging out in the same cabin as regular passengers on flights near the Persian Gulf. As Business Insider reported in 2013, falconry is popular in the United Arab Emirates, and at least one airline, Etihad Airways, has designated policies regarding falcon-related travel.
Reddit can feel like a cesspool of hate most days, but occasionally, it turns up some internet gems. Today, for example, a user posted a bonkers photo of a posse of large, intimidating-looking birds chilling on an airplane.
“My captain friend sent me this photo,” user lensoo wrote in the post. “Saudi prince bought ticket [sic] for his 80 hawks.” The photo appears to be unedited, but it left us asking a bunch of questions. For example: What the hell are so many birds doing on a plane? Where are they going? Are they wearing blindfolds, or helmets? Are they okay? Is this normal? Why does the internet yield so many delightfully bizarre things? Are we losing our damn minds?
One commenter in the Reddit thread helpfully pointed out that a similar post surfaced on the site a few years ago. “If you fly Etihad or Emirates or Qatar enough you will eventually see someone flying in first class with a falcon sitting next to them,” the commenter wrote. With this little tip in mind, we decided to investigate the birds-on-a-plane phenomenon.
Sure enough, we found that it’s not out of the question to see large birds of prey hanging out in the same cabin as regular passengers on flights near the Persian Gulf. As Business Insider reported in 2013, falconry is popular in the United Arab Emirates, and at least one airline, Etihad Airways, has designated policies regarding falcon-related travel.
