A Tug drivers final pushback prior to his retirement as he is accompanied by his colleagues

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Airwolfhelicopter@reddit

Wild tugs work to drive predatory aircraft out of their territory

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BearCavalryCorpral@reddit

"Watch as the herd of tugs band together to drive off the much bigger Boeing"

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BartyJnr@reddit

Looks like the plane is backing up like AH. AHH. AAHHH GET AWAY FROM ME

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Many-Koalas@reddit

I like to think the drivers didn't tell anyone in advance and there's a couple of very confused pilots in this video.

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DoctorDinghus@reddit

I sat next to David Prowse on a plane 10-15 yesrs back. The dude was tall and was a fucking cool dude.

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Cel_Drow@reddit

David Prowse wasn’t in The Langoliers miniseries, and Stephen King wrote the book.

I’m so confused right now trying to figure out the connection. Did you maybe mean David Morse? He was in the miniseries and he’s like 6’3”.

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DoctorDinghus@reddit

Yes good catch I can never get his last name correct ever.

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Cel_Drow@reddit

David Prowse was the physical actor for Darth Vader so the physical stature matches, but the name and demeanor not as much haha.

Threw me for a loop.

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028247@reddit

One might think that someone broke into the apron, GTAed on one of the tugs and is messing with planes while other people are chasing them

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Drunkenaviator@reddit

"Hey bob, did I have one too many? How many push back tugs do you see?"

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RandomRedditor0193@reddit

This would make me wonder as a passenger.

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Proper_Look_7507@reddit

This has some Minions/Despicable Me energy and I am here for it

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Hirohitoswaifu@reddit

Look like lots of little bugs lol. Happy retirement tug man 🫡

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Zultan9000@reddit

They're flocking this way- the pilot.

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LupineChemist@reddit

Attenborough voice:

"When a female tug is in heat, she can attract quite the crowd to vie for her attention"

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Salty_Candy_4917@reddit

They used to call me that in high school

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RimRunningRagged@reddit

Reminds me of those videos where a wasp invades a bee hive and proceeds to get swarmed by all the worker bees

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Massakahorscht@reddit

Clearly a swarm of little animals fend off a much bigger attacker and try to free one of their kind from his talons with success in the end. Then the Attacker flies away.

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charleyhstl@reddit

Dang it's like the Ravagers in Guardians of the Galaxy

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Old-Cream6210@reddit

That's cute and funny at the same time

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OptiGuy4u@reddit

Needed to end with everyone driving in a line while doing S's.

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LinIsStrong@reddit

I didn’t know they did this. It’s actually quite moving to see the recognition. Happy Retirement!

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TheVoicesSpeakToMe@reddit

Probably a dutch thing. European companies tend to respect their workers more then American companies do.

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xtremesaturn@reddit

Yup. I work for the airlines. Rampers absolutely mean nothing. They are worth less than the baggage carts they get paid to move around. Terrible country.

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It's the country's fault? How? If it is such a horrible country how come the lines to come here are a million times longer than the lines leaving? You know why! Coz you're full of it. Please leave if you find it so bad!

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xtremesaturn@reddit

Well it's the culture, or lack thereof that's the problem. Because there's a few billion people living in poverty around the world? That doesn't really prove anything, just the fact that there are desperate people elsewhere. By a % I'm sure there are just as many if not more here, they are just drugged out beyond being able to help themselves.

I am leaving, thanks for the advice.

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mw66227@reddit

Thank you for leaving.

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DrierFish@reddit

Not an airport, no need to announce departure

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Notathrowaway347@reddit

Not sure why you’re getting downvoted. Your comment is 100000% true.

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TheVoicesSpeakToMe@reddit

It’s just a work place culture thing. I don’t know why so many people are getting butt hurt about it. I do not care at all if my employer likes me. I go to work to get paid. That’s it.

In the US people tend to take home more money at the end of the day than in Europe. In Europe people tend to have stronger worker protections and better work place environments because of it. But in exchange they tend to make a less than their US counterparts.

I have duel dutch/American citizenships, so I really have no steak in the game either way on this matter. It’s just a factual observation.

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HeadhunterKev@reddit

Because Reddit is mainly used by Americans.

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Notathrowaway347@reddit

Valid point

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gefahr@reddit

because it's low effort /r/AmericaBad karma farming and this is r/aviation?

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rando7651@reddit

What a crazy comment, do you know nothing about the wonderful healthcare employees go bankrupt for in the US…y’know I see what you mean now.

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KONUG@reddit

You got what you've voted for.

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rando7651@reddit

Alas I really didn’t

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Jake_Kessler@reddit

How can I make this about the US

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Te_Luftwaffle@reddit

They should be no strangers to moving gestures since that's basically their whole job

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LinIsStrong@reddit

Ha - thought of that after I wrote it. I’m gonna own the unintentional pun.

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Imlooloo@reddit

I was with Delta back in the day when “super Tugs” were introduced that cost $1M each. The ones where the nose wheel rolls onto the tug. Not sure how much these are in the video here but that’s a lot of money right there. Several million bucks at least.

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Huugboy@reddit

Flat land, muptiple KLM planes, and a runway close to the terminal. This this Schiphol?

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JoseRM303@reddit

Yes it’s Schiphol.

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BookiesAndCookies22@reddit

I’ve been there once and wondered if locals ever call it “shithole” airport? Probably not because it’s nice AF. But it made me giggle.

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zseblodongo@reddit

One of the best airports to transfer at in Europe IMHO

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iced_gold@reddit

The nickname I landed on was Schitpool.

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greenkode@reddit

Lol. You forgot the WEATHER....

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Ownitbadorgood@reddit

EHAM aka Schiphol.

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el_baron86@reddit

Airplane trying to kidnap tug. Other tugs come to the rescue.

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TheVoicesSpeakToMe@reddit

I would be lowkey terrified if I was on that plane and I saw 20 tugs converging on me.

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94FnordRanger@reddit

I'm sure they told the aircrew what was happening- but it would be hilarious if someone didn't pass on the message.

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Kiwiandapplex@reddit

How easy can you spot this as a pilot?

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that_dutch_dude@reddit

[David attenborough voice] Here we see the larger but more delicate predator get scared off by the smaller but much more durable animals that are in greater numbers. One would think nature would have found a balance after many decades of standoffs like this but nature can be cruel at times....

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MaxDriven@reddit

Able to push weights up to 50 times of their own, the colony of tugs swarm the 767, waiting for the pack leader to strike the finishing blow

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disillusioned@reddit

I was going to go the "mating season is a busy, florid affair" path but this works too

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cylordcenturion@reddit

Watch how the pack hunters stalk their larger more cumbersome prey.

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Nok1a_@reddit

why this reminds me to the seagulls of finding nemo sayin "mine, mine"

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jlt6666@reddit

The plane looks like it's trying to get away from all of them

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Azurehue22@reddit

Delta Tug 4 is finally retiring…may he join Kennedy Steve at a bar.

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monster_bunny@reddit

You love to see it.

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benedictvc@reddit

imagin being the ground control at that particular day

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bramoplare@reddit

What a sweet sendaoff for a dedicated tug driver—planes everywhere!

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ShaneTheBilby@reddit

Aww thats so sweet

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Jimbrutan@reddit

Pilot: 😰

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Main-Bridge3482@reddit

"why are we forty minutes late for departure?"

"oh, because all of the available tug drivers are on the other side of the fucking airport."

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TeriBarrons@reddit

I can just hear Kennedy Steve coordinating this!

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FoxtrotSierraTango@reddit

This is nightmare fuel for him...

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Horrison2@reddit

Why do they call it a tug when it does pushbacks?

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arfanvlk@reddit

Depending on the gate it also does a push-pull and it tows empty aircraft around the airport.

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der_kluge@reddit

Meanwhile, every other plane on the tarmac "We've been delayed 15 minutes for unknown reasons..."

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whitemagicseal@reddit

I thought this was a code red and all tugs were moving in to the save the tug

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Judoka229@reddit

This is that scene when Spanky and The Boys are backing Alfalfa up against a cliff to make him break up with Darla.

Choose or die!

Am I.....old?

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R0binSage@reddit

Imagine the pilot not knowing what was going on.

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XXXTYLING@reddit

there's like a combined 1 million lb/ft of torque in this video.

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Desert_2007@reddit

The sentiment is nice but I dont want my coworkers watching my final tug if im honest.

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InnerBreath2884@reddit

That must be one real heavy plane.

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FlavorBlaster42@reddit

Have all these airport support vehicles been converted to battery electric yet?

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depressedatomics@reddit

I didn't know what i was seeing at first and thought it was the po-po

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kelsobjammin@reddit

That’s super cute ◡̈

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West_Boot7246@reddit

Ravagers

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Niidforseat@reddit

Meanwhile, all the other planes waiting for their pushbacks: 😐

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dromzugg@reddit

I was thinking about all the times I've been waiting on ground crew. That and we normally count the ground crew and equipment to make sure everyone is away from the plane before starting our taxi, just a lot.more to count.

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fresh_like_Oprah@reddit

lol, dude's last flag-in before retirement, you wait 10 minutes and then a hundred guys walk out waving the wands

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Bumpercars415@reddit

Meh, they can wait, this is more important.

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Vicus_92@reddit

"And if you look out your window, you'll see a pride of Tug vehicles in their natural habitat"

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Mortwight@reddit

Waiting on devistator to rip appart superion there

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Frigate_on_the_Line@reddit

"One of us, one of us"

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HairyDog55@reddit

Happy Retirement!! Gotta love the Big Blue Bug Parade too! ❤️

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TheUknownPoster@reddit

That plane just pissed Off ALL the Tugs!

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NorthernLions@reddit

This is beautiful.

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Krimreaper1@reddit

Not what I thought a 20 tug solute was.

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fiittzzyy@reddit

It's so cool they do a lot of stuff like this within the aviation field.

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nspy1011@reddit

This is the best thing I’ve seen today!

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Chicago_Blackhawks@reddit

So cool

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53881@reddit

OK but like, isn't this the exact moment that the airplanes have been waiting for to launch a counter-assault? Like if all the tug's are out there...who's keeping the planes in check so they don't take over?!

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Dragon12Wolf@reddit

amazing

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QuokkaNerd@reddit

Why did I just tear up? This is so wholesome!

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ear2theshell@reddit

What does it take to get a tug job?

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timihendri@reddit

I see what you did there

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wellthatsjustyouropi@reddit

Tug man needs the water hose salute 👍🏽🫡

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Cheeze187@reddit

It's not all fun and games if you've been hit by one.

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BoSox92@reddit

I wonder just how much diesel they burned doing this

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chaosalbtrauma@reddit

Probably notbing relative to the plane's fuel consumption

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DestoryDerEchte@reddit

Turtle migration:

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Dugoutcanoe1945@reddit

Very cool! Rites of passage are important.

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ThePonderousBear@reddit

I hope he enjoyed his last tug job.

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MoeSzyslakMonobrow@reddit

Plant pulled into the wrong neighborhood.

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sportmonday@reddit

Meanwhile Ryanair and an easyJet are patiently waiting for push back….

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pavehawkfavehawk@reddit

That’s friggin awesome!

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makiko4@reddit

This makes me so happy! I wish they did this for all of them when they retired.

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NewHope13@reddit

Awwww

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CarminSanDiego@reddit

Looks like the plane is like ay chill out chill out I don’t want trouble

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Lopkop@reddit

Looks like the unsuspecting plane walked in on a hive of tugs and is now backing out slowly as they menacingly advance

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Holanderrante@reddit

Must've been frightening for the plane to see so many tugs wanting it out of there 😧 (But what a great farewell)

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vMambaaa@reddit

Was this his proudest tug?

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onethousandmonkey@reddit

A group of tugs is known as a tugline

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TwoPlyDreams@reddit

Tugfest ‘25

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That_Ad_8271@reddit

Did they tug the tug back?

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Nathan_Wildthorn@reddit

So cool! 👏 😃

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Ok-Serve-825@reddit

🏅

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IHaveSpoken000@reddit

This is so cool.

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ImmersivePencil@reddit

Tug life well lived. 🫡

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CarrDaPorice@reddit

Delta Tug 2 retired?

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DRYGEOLOG@reddit

That was fantastic EHAM, greetings from LPPT

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humanflea23@reddit

"And here we see the airplane, although large and mighty, is forced to retreat in the face of so many pushbacks."

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Alone_Rang3r@reddit

The big plane was being mean to the little car, so the little car called all his little car friends and they chased the plane away.

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IM_REFUELING@reddit

This looks very menacing and I like it

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Ok_Reputation3298@reddit

Rare nature sighting of a herd of tug carts pushing back against a mighty jumbo jet.

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TizzyBumblefluff@reddit

That’s so cool. Such an important job and team member.

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workntohard@reddit

My nice side would say this driver was well liked to earn this show of respect.

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GeneralEagle@reddit

💪🙏🏻thank you and everyone that works the ground for your service.

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bestnicknameever@reddit

Somehow wholesome :)

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huyvanbin@reddit

Would you rather fight one life-size aircraft tug or 100 roomba-size aircraft tugs?

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Ok-Foundation1346@reddit

Very sweet thing to do. I do hope it wasn't distracting though.

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booksandcoriander@reddit

Wow! I've been a flight attendant for 21 years, and never seen this! Thanks for sharing!

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irascible_Clown@reddit

I don’t mind a delay as a passenger for this

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opking@reddit

This video need “Yakkety Sax” something fierce 😜

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KnowledgeSafe3160@reddit

Haha that is awesome

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Python_07@reddit

Love it. 👍

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Vau8@reddit

Let it roll, folks, scaring that plane away!

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VampirePolwygle@reddit

That is so adorable, it is like a bunch of turtles going to the sea

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ToeSniffer245@reddit

Now how much did this cost the airport?

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hwhs04@reddit

probably equivalent to flying a kc-135 for a few minutes

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old_righty@reddit

Tree fiddy

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Dungeon_Crawler_Carl@reddit

15$ max.

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Will-Ooo-Wisp@reddit

Boo

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AviatingPawprints@reddit

That’s pretty cool, imagine other-pilots and onlookers baffled by this 🤣🤣

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jdathela@reddit

They do move in herds.

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Sugar_Cane_320@reddit

Zerg rush

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old_righty@reddit

They're supposed to travel single file to hide their numbers.

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NoobToobinStinkMitt@reddit

Imagine missing your connection over this. :D

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HotelLima6@reddit

They’re like the Toy Story aliens.

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Substantial_Diver_34@reddit

That’s cool AF

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HankRHenry@reddit

That many tugs at once is a jerk off.

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ManifestDestinysChld@reddit

"WE WANT TO SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT YOUR VEHICLE'S WARRANTY..."