Airline Pet Travel Incidents
Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl (ATL)
Atlanta, GA
Below is a listing of incidents that have been reported at Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl (ATL) involving the loss, injury, or death of pets during air travel since reporting began in May of 2005.
Current as of October 2024.
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Delta
DOT Animal Incident Report 8/28/2024 (1) Carrier and flight number. • DL814/DL444/DL903 • SRQ/ATL/SEA (2) Date and time of the incident. • 8/28/202...Death Guinea Pig ATLOct, 2024
August 28, 2024
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Delta
Event: AVIH /Dog Injury Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight: DL754 Date of event: 05/30/2024 Type of Incident: Injury Breed: Black Lab Age: Unkno...Injury Dog ATL Flight 754Jul, 2024
May 30, 2024
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Delta
Event: AVIH /Cat Death ATL Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight: DL0075 AMS/ATL Date of event: 02/29/2024 Type of Incident: Death Breed: Cat Age: ...Death Cat ATL Flight 75Apr, 2024
March 25, 2024
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Delta
A pet German Shepherd "Ajax" was accepted for transport in San Francisco CA (SFO) destined for Atlanta, GA (ATL). The canine was accepted in appare...Death Dog ATL Flight 2049May, 2018
March 21, 2018
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 158 Date & Time of Incident: 03/20/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Not Known...Death Cat ATL Flight 158May, 2016
March 20, 2016
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 1153 Date & Time of Incident: 03/19/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Affenpin...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 1153May, 2016
March 19, 2016
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 1326 Date & Time of Incident: 02/21/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Abyssini...Death Cat ATL Flight 1326Apr, 2016
February 21, 2016
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 1584 Date & Time of Incident: 01/12/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Golden R...Death Dog ATL Flight 1584Mar, 2016
January 12, 2016
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Delta
Cargo incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: September 28, 2015 Location: Atlanta, GA Savannah, GA (SAV) -Atlanta, GA (ATL) - Grand Routing:...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight DL2507Nov, 2015
September 28, 2015
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: May 30, 2015 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Tampa, FL (TPA) – Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Sacramento, C...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight DL1872Jul, 2015
May 30, 2015
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Delta
Carrier: ExpressJet Airlines Flight Number: 5198 Date and Time of Incident: April 10, 2015 approximately 1530 EDT Type of incident: Injury Descript...Injury Dog ATL Flight DL 5198Jun, 2015
April 10, 2015
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: Delta 836 Date and Time of Incident April 2, 2015, 7 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal B...Death Cat ATL Flight DL836Jun, 2015
April 02, 2015
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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 Descript...Death Cat ATL Flight DL 2364May, 2015
March 04, 2015
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Delta
Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted) Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: January 29, 2015 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Lexingto...Death Dog ATLMar, 2015
January 29, 2015
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Delta
Type: Death Date of Incident: November 3, 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Honolulu, HI (HNL) – Los Angeles, CA (LAX) – Atlanta, GA (ATL) – New ...Death Cat ATL Flight DL101Jan, 2015
November 03, 2014
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SkyWest
Incident Involving Animal During Air Transport Date: 6/30/14 SkyWest Flight No.: 6379 Time of Incident: 1648 (ATL) Reporting Manager/Supervisor: XX...Injury Dog ATL Flight 6379Aug, 2014
June 30, 2014
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Delta
Delta Cargo Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted) Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of ...Death Guinea Pig ATL Flight 2152Aug, 2014
June 08, 2014
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Delta
Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted) Delta Cargo Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: August 11, 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA ...Death Dog ATL Flight DL 1947Oct, 2012
August 11, 2012
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Delta
Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted) Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: June 26, 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Ra...Death Cat ATL Flight 96Aug, 2012
June 26, 2012
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Delta
Type: Death Date of Incident: May 17, 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Brussels, BE (BRU) – Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)...Death Dog ATL Flight DL 081Jul, 2012
May 17, 2012
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 135 Date and Time of Incident 4/28/2012 6:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal Breed: ...Death Dog ATL Flight DL135Jun, 2012
April 28, 2012
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 131 Date and Time of Incident April 8, 2012, 2:00 PM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal Bree...Death Rabbit ATL Flight DL131Jun, 2012
April 08, 2012
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Delta
Type: Injury Date of Incident: March 18, 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Newport News, VA (PHF) – Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Los Angeles, CA ...Injury Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 5343May, 2012
March 18, 2012
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: DL 015 Date and Time of Incident March 16, 2012, 5:20 PM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal ...Death Dog ATL Flight DL 015May, 2012
March 16, 2012
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Delta
Type: Injury Date of Incident: January 7, 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Sarasota, FL (SRQ) – Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Las Vegas, NV (LAS)...Injury Dog ATL Flight DL 1678Mar, 2012
February 07, 2012
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 15 Date and Time of Incident January 13, 2012, 4 PM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal Breed...Death Dog ATL Flight 15Mar, 2012
January 13, 2012
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 15 Date and Time of Incident 12 December 2012, 4:30 PM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal Br...Death Cat ATL Flight 15Feb, 2012
December 12, 2011
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - Redacted Reporting Period: August 2011 Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: Delta 1572 Date an...Death Dog ATL Flight 1572Oct, 2011
August 11, 2011
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Delta
Type: Death Date of Incident: July 26, 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) AWB: 006-273609...Death Dog ATLSep, 2011
July 26, 2011
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Delta
Type: Death Date of Incident: July 25, 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Routing: Pensacola, FL (PNS) – Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Baltimore, MN (B...Death Dog ATL Flight DL1425Sep, 2011
July 25, 2011
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: June 24, 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Routing: Pittsburg, PA (PIT) – Atlanta, GA (A...Death Cat ATL Flight DL 344Aug, 2011
June 24, 2011
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report – Redacted Reporting Period: May 2010 Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 131 Date and Time of ...Death Dog ATL Flight 131Jul, 2011
May 21, 2011
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: DL 1024 & DL 1852 Date and Time of Incident 31 March 2011 11:25 AM Type of Incident: Injury Descri...Injury Dog ATL Flight DL 1024 &May, 2011
March 31, 2011
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: DL 015 Date and Time of Incident 14 March 2011 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal Breed: ...Death Guinea Pig ATL Flight DL 015May, 2011
March 14, 2011
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: DL 015 Date and Time of Incident 14 March 2011 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal Breed: ...Death Guinea Pig ATL Flight DL 015May, 2011
March 14, 2011
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: DL 1050 Date and Time of Incident 24 January 2011, 3 PM EST Type of Incident: Death Description of Anim...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight DL 1050Mar, 2011
January 24, 2011
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Delta
Type: Escaped Dog Date of Incident: December 21, 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: San Diego, CA – Atlanta, GA – Frankfurt, Germany AWB:...Death Dog ATL Flight DL14Feb, 2011
December 20, 2010
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Delta
N/ADeath Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 2880Jan, 2011
November 11, 2010
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Delta
N/ADeath Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 117Jan, 2011
November 04, 2010
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Delta
Type: Deceased Dog Date of Incident: October 13, 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Copenhagen-Atlanta-Buffalo (DL069) AWB: 006 7696 6...Death Dog ATL Flight 069Dec, 2010
October 13, 2010
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: Delta -116 ATL/STR Date and Time of Incident 10/1/2010 – 4 PM Type of Incident: Injury Description o...Injury Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 116Dec, 2010
October 01, 2010
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Delta
N/ADeath Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight DL1074Jun, 2010
April 10, 2010
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Delta
N/ADeath Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight DL1048Jun, 2010
April 09, 2010
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - Redacted Reporting Period: February 1 - February 28 Carrier: Delta Air Lines, Inc. Flight Number: ...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 51Apr, 2010
February 18, 2010
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report # 1209-1 Type: Death Date of Incident: December 3, 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Los Angeles – Atlanta, Delta ...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 2098Feb, 2010
December 03, 2009
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Continental
TOTAL ANIMALS SHIPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 8,006 TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: 1 % OF REPOR...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 1420Nov, 2009
September 21, 2009
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Delta
Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight # DL131/18 – MUC/ATL Flight # DL1975/18 – ATL/TPA Date and Time of Incident June 18, 2009 – 1417 T...Death Cat ATL Flight 131Aug, 2009
June 18, 2009
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Delta
Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight #1273 Date and Time of Incident November 26, 2008 – Approximately 0930 Type of Incident Deceased...Death Dog ATL Flight 1273Jan, 2009
November 26, 2008
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - Redacted Reporting Period: July 01, 2008 – July 31, 2008 Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number ...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 4907/12Sep, 2008
July 12, 2008
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Delta
Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight # DL 790 – MIA/ATL Flight# DL 1479 – ATL/SNA Date and Time of Incident April 9, 2008 – approx...Death Bird ATL Flight 1479Jun, 2008
April 09, 2008
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Delta
Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight # DL152 ATL-TLV Date and Time of Incident May 10, 2007 – approximately 2200 Type of Incident Esc...Loss Cat ATL Flight 152Sep, 2007
May 10, 2007
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Delta
Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight # DL4400 ALB-ATL Date and Time of Incident June 24, 2006 @ approximately 1915 Type of Incident De...Death Cat ATL Flight DL4400Aug, 2006
June 24, 2006
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - REDACTED Reporting Period: June 1 -- June 30, 2006 Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight #...Loss Dog ATL Flight DL1606Aug, 2006
June 17, 2006
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C
Continental
Incident #2: CO flight 1151 EWR-ATL American Bulldog - Female April 30, 2006 Name: Midget Age: 2yrs Owne...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight CO 1151Jun, 2006
April 30, 2006
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - REDACTED Reporting Period: January 1 – January 31, 2006 Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Fli...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight DL125Mar, 2006
January 10, 2006
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Delta
Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight # DL810 PIT-ATL Date and Time of Incident December 8, 2005 – approximately 1930 Type of Inciden...Loss Cat ATL Flight 810Feb, 2006
December 08, 2005
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Delta
Description of Animal Dog – Terrier Mix named “Terrie†Description of the Incident Dog was observed alive when loaded onto flight # DL1100 i...Death Dog ATL Flight 1100Sep, 2005
July 10, 2005
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Frontier Airlines
Carrier/Flt Number: Frontier Airlines #426 Date/Time of Incident: 5/12/05 11:59 p.m. Description of Animal : Cornish Rex ...Injury Cat ATL Flight 426Jul, 2005
May 12, 2005
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