They left the cat behind on the plane. This animal traveled thousands of kilometers between New Zealand and Australia
The cat, named Mittens, made three round trips between New Zealand and Australia within 24 hours. The animal was left on the plane by mistake and staff did not notice the cage when removing it from the hold.
An 8-year-old Maine Coon cat named Mittens was heading from New Zealand with his family to a new home in Melbourne, Australia. After landing, the owners waited three hours for the cat’s cage to be lowered, but there was no sign of the cat.
Eventually, airport staff informed the family that the plane had returned to New Zealand with Mittens still on board. As it turned out, the employee didn’t notice the cat’s cage in the luggage compartment because it was covered by a wheelchair.
Australia: The cat is a stowaway. she stayed on the plane by mistake
The pilot was informed about the whole situation in time. He turned on the heating in the cargo hold to keep the extra passengers comfortable during the nearly eight-hour flight to New Zealand.
“It wasn’t the best start to a new life in Melbourne,” said the cat’s owner, Margo Nias.
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The adventure of the “traveling cat” ended happily. The company Nias was using picked up Mitten on a New Zealand flight and arranged for him to travel to Melbourne (this time only one way).
‘It was such a relief.’ Cat has flown between New Zealand and Australia three times
– Mittens lost weight but was otherwise uninjured. She fell into my arms and just hugged me. The cat’s owner admitted it was a huge relief.
Air New Zealand apologized for the situation and offered to refund Mr Mittens’ travel expenses.
“We will work closely with ground staff in Melbourne to ensure this never happens again,” airline spokeswoman Alesha Armstrong said.
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