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Incident Date: May 12, 2005
Report Date: July 2005
Incident Type: Injury
Animal: Cat
Brachycephalic: No Definition
Animal Age: Not reported
Flight Number: 426
Originating Airport: DEN (Denver Intl)
Destination Airport: ATL (Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl)
Reporting Airport: ATL (Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl)
Report:
Carrier/Flt Number: Frontier Airlines #426
Date/Time of Incident: 5/12/05 11:59 p.m.
Description of Animal : Cornish Rex cat named “Mr. Baby”
Description of Incident: On arrival on flight from Denver to Atlanta,
animal was placed on baggage conveyor belt
rather than being hand-carried for passenger
pick-up. The cat suffered emotional trauma
and was injured. Injuries included several
broken nails and a cut on the nose.
Description of Cause: The incident was caused by poor judgment
on the part of Frontier employee.
Description of Corrective Action: The Atlanta Station Manager was contacted
and employee was coached and disciplined.
The animal’s owner was compensated for all
medical expenses, all transportation fees, all
special medicines and equipment, and future
veterinarian visit charges.
PetFlight Report:
July 2005 Airline Pet Travel Report
Link to original report:
http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/2005/july/Frontier-Redacted.doc
The dog that started it all.
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