April 2015 Airline Pet Travel Report
The April, 2015 Airline Pet Travel Report contains pet incidents for the month of February, 2015.
American Airlines reports the loss of a Tabby cat named Blonde. The cat escaped from its kennel during the flight and was able to escape the aircraft when it was being unloaded. American stated that the kennel did not have the required zip ties in place to hold the kennel door closed.
Delta reports the injury of a 12 year-old Weimaraner named Samantha. The injury occurred overnight while the pet was at the airport kennel service at JFK.
Delta also reports the death of a 9 year-old Domestic Short Hair Cat, named Toby who was being held in a kennel at the airport overnight due to missing his flight. We agents came to retrieve him for the next flight he was found to be unresponsive. According to the necropsy report received from the University of Minnesota, Toby's "sudden, unexpected death was likely due to congestive cardiac failure". It further notes the "weight of the heart far exceeds normal limits for domestic cats".
SkyWest reports the death of a 11 week-old Shar Pei puppy. Based on the necropsy report there was reason to believe this lib. 4 oz. puppy was actually under age. United, who was handling the transport stated that they are following up internally.
United reports the injury of a four year-old dog named Balloo. Balloo injured his mouth chewing on the kennel during a flight from Boston, MA to Honolulu, HI.
Incidents by Airline during February, 2015
| Airline | Losses | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
American Airlines
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
Delta
|
0 | 1 | 1 |
SkyWest
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
United Airlines
|
0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Incident Details for February, 2015
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #957 Tag # 420458 Date and Time of the Incident 15 February 2015 @ 23:54 Description of the ...
Loss Cat MIA Flight 957February 15, 2015
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - Redacted Reporting Period: February 2015 Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 722 Date and T...
Injury Dog BOS Flight 722February 18, 2015
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Delta
Delta Cargo . . Live Animal Incident Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: February 28, 2015 Location: Minneapolis, MN Routing: Mi...
Death Cat MSP Flight DL5999February 28, 2015
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SkyWest
Incident Involving Animal During Air Transport Date: 2/5/15 SkyWest Flight No.: 5542 Time of Incident: 10:07 PM CST Reporting Manager/Supervisor:...
Death Dog ORD Flight 5542February 05, 2015
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United Airlines
Confidential Treatment Requested Under 14 CFR § 302.12 Animal Incident Report to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR § 234...
Injury Dog HNL Flight UA0883February 02, 2015
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