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.

United Airlines

Not Available.

Death Unknown

Sep, 2010

July 01, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Hawaiian Air

Not Available

Death Unknown

Sep, 2010

July 01, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Delta

Not Available

Death Unknown

Sep, 2010

July 01, 2010 at 12:00 AM
AS

Atlantic Southeast Airlines

Not Available

Loss Unknown

Sep, 2010

July 01, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Alaska Airlines

Not Available

Injury Unknown

Sep, 2010

July 01, 2010 at 12:00 AM
C

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 CO616

Aug, 2010

June 29, 2010 at 12:00 AM
C

Continental

INCIDENT #2: CO Flight #1123 from Newark to Las Vegas Dog – Pug / age 8yrs June 24, 2010 Male / Name: “Buster”...

Death Dog LAS Brachycephalic Flight CO1123

Aug, 2010

June 24, 2010 at 12:00 AM
American Airlines

Carrier and Flight Number AA30 (LAX-JFK); Air Waybill – 001LAX28561610 Date and Time of the Incident 6/19/2010; 23:56 Description of the Animal,...

Death Dog JFK Brachycephalic Flight AA30

Aug, 2010

June 19, 2010 at 11:56 PM
C

Continental

INCIDENT #1: CO Flight #319 from Tampa to Newark Dog – Boston Terrier / age 2 yrs June 13, 2010 Male / Name:...

Death Dog EWR Brachycephalic Flight CO319

Aug, 2010

June 13, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Alaska Airlines

Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 671 (Denver/Seattle) Date of incident: June 7, 2010 Time of incident: Approximately 2:00 P.M. P...

Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 671

Aug, 2010

June 07, 2010 at 02:00 PM
American Airlines

Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #917 Date and Time of the Incident 03 June 2010 Description of the Animal, Including Name En...

Death Dog LIM Brachycephalic Flight AA917

Aug, 2010

June 03, 2010 at 12:00 AM
American Airlines

AMERICAN AIRLINES / MAY 2010 DOT PET INCIDENT REPORT Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #84 Date and Time of the Incident 31 Ma...

Loss Cat DFW Flight AA84

Jul, 2010

May 31, 2010 at 12:00 AM
C

Continental

June 18, 2010 TOTAL ANIMALS SHIPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 7,568 TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: ...

Death Dog SJC Brachycephalic Flight CO1796

Jul, 2010

May 26, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Delta

Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 512 Date and Time of Incident 03MAY2010, 2 PM Type of Incident: Loss Description of Animal Name: Paco...

Loss Dog MEX Flight DL512

Jul, 2010

May 03, 2010 at 02:00 PM
AE

American Eagle

N/A

Death Dog DFW Brachycephalic Flight AA3487

Jun, 2010

April 30, 2010 at 01:40 PM
American Airlines

N/A

Death Dog FRA Brachycephalic Flight AA84

Jun, 2010

April 27, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Alaska Airlines

N/A

Injury Dog MCO Flight 19

Jun, 2010

April 16, 2010 at 05:15 PM
Delta

N/A

Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight DL1074

Jun, 2010

April 10, 2010 at 02:43 AM
Delta

N/A

Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight DL1048

Jun, 2010

April 09, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Delta

N/A

Death Dog JFK Brachycephalic Flight DL33

Jun, 2010

April 02, 2010 at 06:00 AM

Back