Airline Pet Incidents

Below is a list of all incidents involving the loss, injury, or death of a pet during air travel or shipping. Information current as of October 2024.

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    United Airlines

    CARRIER: UNITED ROUTING: Ft. Lauderdale, FL (FLL) to Houston, TX (IAH) DATE: July 19, 2015 UA AWB: 016-4836-6312 Approximate Time: 1:17 PM CST TYPE...
    Death Dog IAH

    Sep, 2015

    July 19, 2015

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    United Airlines

    CARRIER: UNITED ROUTING: Madrid, Spain (MAD) to Newark, NJ (EWR) to Houston, TX (IAH) DATE: July 16, 2015 UA AWB: 016-0552-5494 Approximate Time TY...
    Death Dog EWR

    Sep, 2015

    July 16, 2015

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    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #1: CARRIER: UNITED ROUTING: Newark, NJ (EWR) to Paris, France (CDG) DATE: JULY 5, 2015 UA AWB: 016-4829-6452 Approximate Time: 10:28 AM C...
    Death Dog CDG Brachycephalic

    Sep, 2015

    July 05, 2015

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    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #2: CARRIER: United ROUTING: Tampa, FL (TPA) to Houston, TX (IAH) to San Diego, CA (SAN) DATE: June 18, 2015 UA AWB: 016- 4821-4585 Approx...
    Death Dog TPA

    Aug, 2015

    June 18, 2015

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    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #1: CARRIER: United ROUTING: Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) to Chicago, Illinois (ORD) to Kansas City, MO (MCI) DATE: June 9, 2015 UA AWB: 016-0...
    Injury Dog

    Aug, 2015

    June 09, 2015

  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    DOT PET INCIDENT REPORT Carrier and Flight Number American Eagle Airlines Flight #3122 Date and Time of the Incident 31 May 2015 G) 14:59 Descripti...
    Injury Dog CHO Flight 3122

    Jul, 2015

    May 31, 2015

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: May 30, 2015 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Tampa, FL (TPA) – Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Sacramento, C...
    Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight DL1872

    Jul, 2015

    May 30, 2015

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 6 of 6: Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS23 (Chicago, IL (ORD) to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: May 25, 2015 Time of incident: 7:30 AM ...
    Death Cat ORD Flight AS23

    Jul, 2015

    May 25, 2015

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    American Airlines

    DOT PET INCIDENT REPORT Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #1418 Date and Time of the Incident 21 May 2015 (G) 22:34 Description of...
    Injury Dog DTW Flight AA1418

    Jul, 2015

    May 21, 2015

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    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 2 of 6: Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS136 (Anchorage, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: May 16, 2015 Time of incident: 5:12 AM PST...
    Injury Bird SEA Flight AS136

    Jul, 2015

    May 16, 2015

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    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 5 of 6: Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS82 (Anchorage, AK to Seattle, WA) Alaska Airlines DOT Animal Incident Report – May 2015 – Redac...
    Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic

    Jul, 2015

    May 15, 2015

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    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 4 of 6: Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS679 (Denver, CO to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: May 15, 2015 Time of incident: 5:40 AM MDT Ty...
    Injury Dog DEN Flight AS679

    Jul, 2015

    May 15, 2015

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #2: CARRIER: United Airlines ROUTING: UA1744 New York, NY (LGA) to Houston, TX (IAH) to Midland, TX (MAF) DATE: May 14, 2015 UA AWB: 016-4...
    Death Dog IAH Brachycephalic Flight UA1744

    Jul, 2015

    May 14, 2015

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    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 3 of 6: Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS731 (Seattle, WA to Anchorage, AK) Date of incident: May 14, 2015 Time of incident: 8:45 PM PST...
    Death Dog SEA Flight AS2470

    Jul, 2015

    May 14, 2015

  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #41 Date and Time of the Incident 13 May 2015 (G) 19:50 Description of the Animal, Including Nam...
    Injury Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight AA41

    Jul, 2015

    May 13, 2015

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    American Airlines

    ***REDACTED***** American Airlines / May 2015 DOT PET INCIDENT REPORT Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #134 Date and Time of t...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight AA134

    Jul, 2015

    May 08, 2015

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #1: CARRIER: UNITED AIRLINES ROUTING: UA1719 Orlando FL (MCO) to Los Angeles, CA (LAX) DATE: MAY 4, 2015 UA AWB: 016-4939-4634 Approximate...
    Injury Dog MCO Flight UA1719

    Jul, 2015

    May 04, 2015

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS752 (Seattle, WA to Kansas City, MO) Date of incident: May 4, 2015 Time of incident: 3:45 PM CDT Type of Inciden...
    Injury Dog MCI Flight AS752

    Jul, 2015

    May 04, 2015

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    On April 21, 2015, Delta Cargo accepted two Chihuahuas for travel from Los Angeles, CA to Bloomington, IL via Atlanta, GA. The dogs were presented ...
    Loss Dog BMI Flight DL5423

    Jun, 2015

    April 22, 2015

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    Delta

    Carrier: ExpressJet Airlines Flight Number: 5198 Date and Time of Incident: April 10, 2015 approximately 1530 EDT Type of incident: Injury Descript...
    Injury Dog ATL Flight DL 5198

    Jun, 2015

    April 10, 2015

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