Not an April Fools’ joke. Therapy horse roams the terminal of Charlotte airport

Logan Jennes

April 1, 2024 at 3:55 PM·1 min read

Not an April Fools’ joke. Therapy horse roams the terminal of Charlotte airport

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — This is not an April Fools’ joke… the Charlotte airport really has a pony walking around their terminals.

Kiwi is a miniature therapy horse and will be 10 years old on April 7.

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.@TSA will probably screen 35,000+ people today @CLTAirport, oh yeah…and one Pony!🐴Kiwi successfully cleared pony screening! pic.twitter.com/W8ncpHl2D0
— TSA Southeast (@TSA_Southeast) April 1, 2024

Queen City News reached out to airport officials who confirmed this was not an April Fools’ prank, and they really do have a therapy horse out and about in the terminals.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to Queen City News.

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