November 2011 Airline Pet Travel Report

The November, 2011 Airline Pet Travel Report contains pet incidents for the month of September, 2011.

Delta reports the death of a nine year-old Golden Retriever named Misty. Misty was traveling from Baltimore, MD to Orange County, CA through Atlanta, GA. Upon landing in Orange County, ramp agents opened the cargo door and found Misty Deceased.
According to pathologist report, Misty’s cause of death was cardiopulmonary failure. The pathologist further states within the report that the changes in Misty’s heart had been developing over the “last few weeks to months”.

Hawaiian Air reports the injury of one dog and the death of another.
A Pug traveling from Portland, OR to Honolulu, HI escaped its kennel while it was waiting to be picked up after the flight and injured its paws before it was caught. The cause was listed as a defective kennel and Hawaiian Air stated that agents would be trained to identify unsafe kennels prior to acceptance.
An English Bulldog arrived in Kona, HI from Honolulu, HI and was showing signs of distress. The dog passed while it was being taken to the baggage claim. Cause was listed as unknown and no additional information was provide.

Incidents by Airline during September, 2011

Airline Losses Injuries Deaths
Delta logo Delta 0 0 1
Hawaiian Air logo Hawaiian Air 0 1 1
Total 0 1 2
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Incident Details for September, 2011

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted)
    Cargo Incident Report
    Type: Death
    Date of Incident: September 15, 2011
    Location: Santa Ana, Cali...

    Death Dog SNA Flight DL1167

    September 15, 2011

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  • Hawaiian Air logo

    Hawaiian Air

    ANIMAL INCIDENT REPORT

    Date: 30SEP11
    Time: 6:00 p.m. Reporting Station: KOA Flight: HA388 From: HNL To: KOA

    Animal Infor...

    Death Dog KOA Brachycephalic Flight HA388

    September 30, 2011

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  • Hawaiian Air logo

    Hawaiian Air

    Date: 23SEP11 Time: 1:30 p.m. Reporting Station: HNL Flight: HA25 From: PDX To: HNL

    Animal Information: Name: Unknown Descripti...

    Injury Dog HNL Brachycephalic Flight HA25

    September 19, 2011

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Source: November 2011 Air Travel Consumer Report