The pilot took care of the cat during the trip. ENVATO ELEMENTS – Jennimareephoto
An 8-year-old cat made the trip from New Zealand to Australia three times on January 13 because the cage she was in was hidden behind a wheelchair in the hold.
It's a crazy story. An 8-year-old cat named Mittens made the trip from New Zealand to Australia three times, according to our colleagues at 20 Minutes, who relayed the story to CNN.
How could this have happened ? The cat's owner had simply forgotten him in the hold of the plane. They had flown from Christchurch in New Zealand to her home in Melbourne, a journey of just over 7 hours.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000Once arrived in Australia, Margo Neas, the owner of the Maine Con cat, waited for almost three hours for him, without success. She then alerted the staff of Air New Zealand, but unfortunately, it was already too late, the plane had already taken off. “How can this happen? Oh my God!”, her owner said.
“Mittens isn't very cuddly”
The animal couldn't be taken off the plane because a wheelchair apparently hid it. The pilot of the plane, informed that a cat was still in the hold, took care of him by turning on the heating to make him comfortable.
“It wasn't a good start to our new life in Melbourne because we didn't have any family, we weren't complete,”, she said. “Mittens is not normally very cuddly, but this time she was more cuddly than ever,”, she added. Air New Zealand has since apologised and promised to reimburse all costs related to the incident.