May 2015 Airline Pet Travel Report

The May, 2015 Airline Pet Travel Report contains pet incidents for the month of March, 2015.

Delta reports the death of a four year-old cat named Maxwell. During unloading of the plane in Atlanta, GA. Maxwell's kennel was knocked off the unloading belt and he was able to escape. A ramp agent driving a tug did not see the cat and struck and killed him.
Delta stated that the Agent responsible for unloading aircraft was counseled on options for placement of kennels awaiting transfer to next flights. And that a system-wide reminder of live animal handling requirements was issued.

United Airlines reports the death of a Golden Retriever named Kodiak during a transfer in Chicago, IL. Kodiak died from gastric torsion, also commonly referred to as bloat. No additional information was provided.

United reports the death of "several" rabbits and guinea pigs on a flight from Houston, TX to San Juan, Puerto Rico. A dog being shipped aboard the same flight chewed through its shipping container, causing fatal injury to several of rabbits and guinea pigs. United stated that they are reviewing the existing container requirements for the transport of rabbits and guinea pigs.

Incidents by Airline during March, 2015

Airline	Losses	Injuries	Deaths
Delta	0	0	1
United Airlines	0	0	2
Total	0	0	3

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Incident Details for March, 2015

Delta

Carrier: Delta Air Lines, Inc. Flight Number: DL 2364 (JFK/ATL) Date and Time of Incident March 4, 2015 – 10:30 PM Type of Incident: Death ...

Death Cat ATL Flight DL 2364

March 04, 2015
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United Airlines

CARRIER: United Airlines Flight 0953 DATE: March 6, 2015 ROUTING Munich, GE (MUC) to Chicago, IL (ORD) to Phoenix AZ (PHX) AWB: 016-0251-7480 App...

Death Dog ORD Flight UA0953

March 06, 2015
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United Airlines

CARRIER: United Airlines flight UA1294 DATE: March 26, 2015 ROUTING Houston, TX (IAH) to San Juan, PR (SJU) UA AWB: 016-4931-8312 Approximate Tim...

Death Guinea Pig SJU Flight UA1294

March 26, 2015
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