Santa Claus is coming to town (and soon!)
The Ottawa International Airport has released the flight manifest for Captain Claus’ aircraft.
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According to the document, sent by the North Pole Aviation Dispatch, Santa will be touching down in Ottawa at 11:45 p.m. on flight HOHOHO1225. The requested runway is 14-32.
The flight crew includes Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and, of course, Rudolph. The team, led by Claus, will be traveling in a non-turbine sleigh.
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The manifest stated that Rudolph will “deploy shiny nose in low visibility” and during instrument flight rules operations. No fuel will be required as the aircraft will be operating on Christmas spirit only.
The team will be carrying a lot of cargo such as one little lamb at 54 kilograms, 20 boughs of holly at 1,400 grams, 50 roasted chestnuts weighing 500 grams and 10 old toy trains, weighing 500 grams. Other items include a plane that loops the loop, a nutcracker, a heart two sizes too small, a silk hat, a sugar plum fairy, Frosty the Snowman and two silver bells.
Catering includes one cup of milk, one plate of cookies and nine portions of reindeer food.
A “nice list” for consignee reference has already been checked twice by the captain.
The document said to advise NAV CANADA that there were no airspace restrictions and that low-level circuits were planned with “touch and go operations at concerned domiciles.”
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