Airline: Hawaiian Air
Incident Date: Jun 01, 2023
Report Date: August 2023
Incident Type: Death
Animal: Dog
Brachycephalic: Yes Definition
Animal Age: Not reported
Flight Number: 90
Originating Airport: HNL (Honolulu Intl)
Destination Airport: BOS (General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl)
Reporting Airport: BOS (General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl)
Report:
Carrier: Hawaiian Airlines
Flight Number: 90
Date & Time of Incident: 06/01/2023 6:48 AM
Type of Incident: Death
Description of Animal: Breed: American Bully
Animal Name: Tunda
Description of Incident: Upon arrival on HA90 into Boston from HNL on June 1st, it was discovered that one of three pets was unresponsive. It was determined that one dog named Tunda had passed away
Cause of Incident: Postmortem Report Presumed hyperthermia * Dehydration * Subcutaneous and visceral congestion * Pulmonary edema * Skeletal muscle pallor
Brachycephalic airway syndrome Gastric plastic foreign material Mild hydrocephalus
Corrective Action Taken: The HA Cargo Offshore Manager spoke to the customer and advised that HA would arrange for a necropsy and other services and the customer agreed. Currently working to process a refund to the customer for shipping charges. (Update – refund complete) Additionally, a letter was sent with condolences.
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