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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    Continental

    INCIDENT #2 CO Flight #1622 Houston to Portland, OR Dog – Pug / 10 yrs old August 30, 2008 Female/ Name: “...
    Death Dog PDX Brachycephalic Flight 1622

    Oct, 2008

    August 30, 2008

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    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 120 (BLI/SEA/SAN) Date of incident: August 16, 2008 Time of incident: Approxima...
    Death Dog SAN Brachycephalic Flight 120

    Oct, 2008

    August 16, 2008

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    Northwest Airlines

    Priority Pet Incident Report Type: Escape / Injury Date/Time of Incident: August 6, 2008, approx. Approx Midnight, PDT Location: SEA Routing:...
    Loss Cat SEA Flight 166

    Oct, 2008

    August 06, 2008

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    Continental

    INCIDENT #1: CO Flight #250 Houston to Raleigh Durham Dog – Great Pyreneese / 2 yrs old August 4, 2008 Female...
    Death Dog RDU Flight 250

    Oct, 2008

    August 04, 2008

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    United Airlines

    United Flight: 872 TPE/SFO Animal: Cat – Breed - Tabby Date: July 19, 2008 Name: Unknown Owner/Guardian...
    Death Cat SFO Flight 872

    Sep, 2008

    July 19, 2008

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    Delta

    Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - Redacted Reporting Period: July 01, 2008 – July 31, 2008 Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number ...
    Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 4907/12

    Sep, 2008

    July 12, 2008

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    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: QX2031 (OTH/PDX) and AS388 (PDX/SFO) Date of incident: July 11, 2008 Time of incid...
    Death Dog SFO Brachycephalic Flight AS388

    Sep, 2008

    July 11, 2008

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    Northwest Airlines

    Cargo Incident Report # 0108-1 Type: Injury Date of Incident: July 11, 2008 Location: LAX Routing: NW 752 FSD – MSP NW 803 MSP – LAX ...
    Injury Dog LAX Flight 752

    Sep, 2008

    July 11, 2008

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    United Airlines

    United Flight: 932 IAD/FRA Animal: Female Dog – Exact breed unknown Date: July 10, 2008 Name: Jeddah ...
    Loss Dog IAD Flight 932

    Sep, 2008

    July 07, 2008

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    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 5 (DCA/LAX) Date of incident: July 3, 2008 Time of incident: Approximately 11:40...
    Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 5

    Sep, 2008

    July 03, 2008

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    Continental

    INCIDENT #3: CO Flight #647 Chicago O’Hare to Houston Dog – Rottweiller / 5yrs old June 27, 2008 Male/ N...
    Death Dog IAH Flight 647

    Aug, 2008

    June 27, 2008

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    Continental

    INCIDENT #1: CO Flight #576 Newark to Ft. Meyers Cat – Dom. Short Hair/ 2yrs old June 6, 2008 Male/ Name:...
    Death Cat RSW Flight 576

    Aug, 2008

    June 24, 2008

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    Alaska Airlines

    Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 81 (SEA/ANC) Date of incident: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 Time of incident: Approximately 8:30...
    Death Dog ANC Flight 81

    Aug, 2008

    June 04, 2008

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    Continental

    INCIDENT #3: CO Flight #1751 San Juan, PR to Houston Dog – English Bulldog Mixed / 3yrs old May 30, 2008 Male...
    Death Dog IAH Brachycephalic Flight 1751

    Jul, 2008

    May 30, 2008

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    United Airlines

    United Flight: 162 LAX/BOS Date: May 28, 2008 Animal: Dog – English Bulldog Narrative Description: Descrip...
    Death Dog BOS Brachycephalic Flight 162

    Jul, 2008

    May 28, 2008

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    SkyWest

    Date 5-25-08 SkyWest Flight Number 3873 Reporting Manager/Supervisor Station MFR Cargo _Checked Baggage X Cabin Pet__ (check the one t...
    Injury Dog SLC Flight 3873

    Jul, 2008

    May 28, 2008

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    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 571 (LAX/PDX) Date of incident: Sunday, May 18, 2008 Time of incident: Approxim...
    Injury Dog PDX Flight 571

    Jul, 2008

    May 18, 2008

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    Continental

    INCIDENT #2 CO Flight #1566 Houston to San Francisco Dog – Golden Retriever Mix/ 6 years old May 9, 2008 ...
    Loss Dog SFO Flight 1566

    Aug, 2008

    May 09, 2008

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    Continental

    INCIDENT #2 CO Flight #34 Houston to London Dog – Pug / 6 years old May 9, 2008 Male/ Name: “Gizmo” ...
    Death Dog LGW Brachycephalic Flight 34

    Jul, 2008

    May 09, 2008

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    Continental

    INCIDENT #1: CO Flight #1410 Sarasota to Newark Dog – Pekingnese Mix / 10 years old May 9, 2008 Male/ N...
    Death Dog EWR Brachycephalic Flight 1410

    Jul, 2008

    May 09, 2008

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