August 2014 Airline Pet Travel Report

The August, 2014 Airline Pet Travel Report contains pet incidents for the month of June, 2014.

Alaska Airlines reports the injury of three dogs and one cat. All four pets injured themselves trying to escape their kennels and one was able to get out, but was captured in the cargo hold.

American Airlines reports the death of a dog on a flight from Boston, MA to Las Angeles, CA stating the dog was deceased upon arrival, but provides no additional information.

Delta reports the death of a Guinea Pig named Oriloe between flights at Atalanta, GA. A necropsy was performed and inflammation of the lungs was found. There was no corrective action on Delta's part. Delta also reports the death of a 5 year-old Pug named Simba on a flight from Detroit, MI to Los Angeles, CA. A necropsy indicated that Simba dies of cardiopulmonary failure, which is a common cause of air travel deaths for short-nosed dogs.

SkyWest reports the self-inflicted injury of a dog upon arrival to Atlanta, GA.

United reports the self-injury of three dogs during the month of June. In all cases the pets were taken to a vet clinic and released.

Incidents by Airline during June, 2014

Airline Losses Injuries Deaths
Alaska Airlines logo Alaska Airlines 0 4 0
American Airlines logo American Airlines 0 0 1
Delta logo Delta 0 0 2
SkyWest logo SkyWest 0 1 0
United Airlines logo United Airlines 0 3 0
Total 0 8 3
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Incident Details for June, 2014

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 4 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 692 (Seattle, WA to San Antonio, TX) Date of incident: Friday, June 6, 2014 Time of incident: Appro...

    Injury Cat SAT Flight 692

    June 06, 2014

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    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 3 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 575 (San Diego, CA to Portland, OR) Date of incident: Friday, June 6, 2014 Time of incident: Approx...

    Injury Dog PDX Flight 575

    June 06, 2014

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  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #223 Date and Time of the Incident 25 June 2014 @ 0008 Description of the Animal, Including ...

    Death Dog LAX Flight 223

    June 25, 2014

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  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 132 (Fairbanks, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Monday, June 2, 2014 Time of incident: Approxi...

    Injury Dog FAI Brachycephalic Flight 132

    June 02, 2014

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    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 822 (Maui, HI to Portland, OR) Date of incident: Monday, June 2, 2014 Time of incident: Approximate...

    Injury Dog PDX Flight 822

    June 02, 2014

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  • Delta logo

    Delta

                          Delta Cargo 
    
         Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted)
    

    Cargo Incident Report

    Type: ...

    Death Guinea Pig ATL Flight 2152

    June 08, 2014

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  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Delta Cargo Live Animal Incident Re ort Redacted Cargo Incident Report Date of Incident: June 22, 2014 Los Aneles, CA Newark, NJ (EWR) - Detro...

    Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 019

    June 22, 2014

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  • SkyWest logo

    SkyWest

    Incident Involving Animal During Air Transport Date: 6/30/14 SkyWest Flight No.: 6379 Time of Incident: 1648 (ATL) Reporting Manager/Supervisor: ...

    Injury Dog ATL Flight 6379

    June 30, 2014

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  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    DENT #1: CARRIER: United Airlines flight UA200 DATE: June 23, 2014 ROUTING: HNL(Honolulu, HI) to IAH (Houston, TX) Approximate Time: 0753HRS [IAH...

    Injury Dog IAH Flight 200

    June 23, 2014

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  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #2: CARRIER: United Airlines flight UA1528 DATE: June 27, 2014 ROUTING: IAH (Houston, TX) to San Salvador (SAL) Approximate time: 0942hr...

    Injury Dog SAL Flight UA1528

    June 27, 2014

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  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #3: CARRIER: United Airlines flight UA602 DATE: June 29, 2014 ROUTING: PHX (Phoenix, AZ) to ORD (Chicago, IL) Approximate time: 1813hrs ...

    Injury Dog ORD Flight UA602

    June 29, 2014

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Source: August 2014 Air Travel Consumer Report