Dog Follows Plane On Runway

A couple halted a packed jet just before take-off - after seeing their dog bounding alongside on the runway.

Terry and Susan Smith, both 58, were set to fly to a new life in Lanzarote when they spotted spaniel Poppy pursued by airport security staff.

They shouted for the pilot to halt the Boeing 767 and dashed out to help catch their pet at Manchester Airport, reports the Mirror.

Terry and Susan, from Blackburn, had paid £800 for Poppy and collie Pelayo to travel in an animal cage on the cargo deck. Read Full Story

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