Minneapolis-Saint Paul International
Minneapolis, MN
Pet Travel Incident Reports
Below is a listing of incidents that have been reported at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International (MSP) involving the loss, injury, or death of pets during air travel since reporting began in May of 2005.
Current as of September 2025.
Reported Incidents
All incidents at this airport location.
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 645 Date & Time of Incident: 08/14/2017 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Other Ani...Death Cat MSP Flight DL645Oct, 2017
August 14, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 2469 Date & Time of Incident: 03/09/2016 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Not Kno...Injury Dog MSP Flight 2469May, 2016
March 09, 2016 at 05:34 PM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines - Baggage Flight Number: Delta 2839 Date and Time Of Incident 9/28/2015 11:30 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Anim...Injury Dog MSP Flight DL2839Nov, 2015
September 28, 2015 at 11:30 AM
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: September 18, 2015 LOCation: Minneapolis, MN Kansas City, KS (MCI) - Minneapolis, MN (MSP) Rout...Death Dog MSP Flight DL955Nov, 2015
September 18, 2015 at 08:28 AM
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report Type: Injury Date of Incident: August 2, 2015 Location: Minneapolis, MN Routing: Los Angeles, CA (LAX) – Minneapolis, MN (MSP...Injury Dog MSP Flight DL1435Oct, 2015
August 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Delta Cargo . . Live Animal Incident Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: February 28, 2015 Location: Minneapolis, MN Routing: Minneap...Death Cat MSP Flight DL5999Apr, 2015
February 28, 2015 at 06:00 PM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: Delta 4584 Date and Time of Incident March 1, 2012, 7 PM Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal...Injury Dog MSP Flight 4584May, 2012
March 01, 2012 at 07:00 PM
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Continental
INCIDENT #3: CO Flight #616 from Houston to Minneapolis Dog – Pug / age 7yrs June 29, 2010 Male / Name: Loki Ow...Death Dog MSP Brachycephalic Flight CO616Aug, 2010
June 29, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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Northwest Airlines
LIVE ANIMAL INCIDENT REPORT – REDACTED Cargo Incident Report # 0108-1 Type: Death Date of Incident: January 10, 2008 Location: MSP Routing: NW 2...Death Cat MSP Flight 2809Mar, 2008
January 10, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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Northwest Airlines
Type: Injury Date/Time of Incident: March 20, 2005, approx. 6:00pm Central Time Location: MSP Routing: NW #312 LAX-MSP NW #626 MSP-IAD AWB:...Injury Cat MSP Flight 312May, 2007
March 20, 2007 at 06:00 PM
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Northwest Airlines
Type: Injury Date/Time of Incident: May 20, 2005, approx. 8:00pm Location: MSP Routing: NW #1057 PIT-MSP NW #321 MSP-LAX Description of Ani...Injury Dog MSP Brachycephalic Flight NW1057Jul, 2005
May 20, 2005 at 08:00 PM
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