Airline Pet Incidents
A complete list of all reported incidents involving the loss, injury, or death of a pet during air travel.
Information current as of September 2025.
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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 at 11:25 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: Delta 2612 Date and Time of Incident 30 March 2011 3:30 PM Type of Incident: Death Description of Ani...Death Dog TPA Flight DL 2612May, 2011
March 30, 2011 at 03:30 PM
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United Airlines
April 15, 2011 United Flight: 933 Frankfurt/Washington Dulles March 27, 2011 Animal: English Bulldog/Hok...Death Dog IAD Brachycephalic Flight 933May, 2011
March 27, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #2851 (DFW - CHS) Date and Time of the Incident 20 March 2011 at 1755 Description of the An...Death Dog CHS Flight 2851May, 2011
March 20, 2011 at 05:55 PM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: DL 132 Date and Time of Incident 16 March 2011, 10:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal ...Death Dog ATH Brachycephalic Flight DL 132May, 2011
March 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM
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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 at 12:00 AM
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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 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: DL 281 Date and Time of Incident 16 Feb 2011, 0730 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal Breed:...Death Dog SIN Flight DL 281Apr, 2011
February 16, 2011 at 06:20 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: DL 0014 Date and Time of Incident 14 February 2011, 0730 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal ...Death Dog FRA Brachycephalic Flight DL 0014Apr, 2011
February 14, 2011 at 07:30 AM
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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 at 03:00 PM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: DL 2799 Date and Time of Incident 14Jan2011 – 17:00 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal Bree...Injury Dog Flight DL 2799Mar, 2011
January 14, 2011 at 05:00 PM
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Continental
TOTAL ANIMALS SHIPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 6,725 TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: 1 % O...Death Dog GUM Brachycephalic Flight CO1Feb, 2011
December 24, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number AA1131 (MCI-DFW-FLL) Date and Time of the Incident 12/21/2010; Incident reported at approximately 7:27 a.m. at DFW De...Death Dog DFW Flight AA1131Feb, 2011
December 21, 2010 at 07:27 AM
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Delta
Type: Deceased Cat Date of Incident: December 21, 2010 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Routing: Phoenix, AZ – Atlanta, GA – Johannesb...Death Cat JNBFeb, 2011
December 21, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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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 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 60 (Juneau, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Friday, December 17, 2010 Time of...Death Dog SEA Flight 60Feb, 2011
December 17, 2010 at 12:15 PM
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report Type: Injured Dog Date of Incident: December 17, 2010 Location: Detroit, MI Routing: Dallas, Texas – Detroit, MI – A...Injury Dog DTW Flight DL3303Feb, 2011
December 17, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report Type: Deceased Dog Date of Incident: November 30, 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Routing: Honolulu, HI – Los Angeles...Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 2364Jan, 2011
November 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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Hawaiian Air
N/ADeath Dog KOA Brachycephalic Flight HA248Jan, 2011
November 25, 2010 at 06:29 PM
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Continental
N/ADeath Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 767Jan, 2011
November 24, 2010 at 12:54 AM