Airline Pet Incidents

Below is a list of all incidents involving the loss, injury, or death of a pet during air travel or shipping. Information current as of March 2025.

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS752 (Seattle, WA to Kansas City, MO) Date of incident: May 4, 2015 Time of incident: 3:45 PM CDT Type of Inciden...
    Injury Dog MCI Flight AS752

    Jul, 2015

    May 04, 2015

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    On April 21, 2015, Delta Cargo accepted two Chihuahuas for travel from Los Angeles, CA to Bloomington, IL via Atlanta, GA. The dogs were presented ...
    Loss Dog BMI Flight DL5423

    Jun, 2015

    April 22, 2015

  • Delta logo

    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 5198

    Jun, 2015

    April 10, 2015

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: Delta 72 Date and Time of Incident April 09, 9:00AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal Breed: St...
    Death Dog AMS Flight DL72

    Jun, 2015

    April 09, 2015

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS544 (Bellingham, WA to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: April 7, 2015 Time of incident: 7:20 AM PST Type of Incide...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight AS544

    Jun, 2015

    April 07, 2015

  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #1036 Tag # 255373 Date and Time of the Incident 3 April 2015 @ 14:15 Description of the Animal,...
    Death Dog MIA Flight AA1036

    Jun, 2015

    April 03, 2015

  • Delta logo

    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 DL836

    Jun, 2015

    April 02, 2015

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    CARRIER: United Airlines flight UA1294 DATE: March 26, 2015 ROUTING Houston, TX (IAH) to San Juan, PR (SJU) UA AWB: 016-4931-8312 Approximate Time:...
    Death Guinea Pig SJU Flight UA1294

    May, 2015

    March 26, 2015

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    CARRIER: United Airlines Flight 0953 DATE: March 6, 2015 ROUTING Munich, GE (MUC) to Chicago, IL (ORD) to Phoenix AZ (PHX) AWB: 016-0251-7480 Appro...
    Death Dog ORD Flight UA0953

    May, 2015

    March 06, 2015

  • Delta logo

    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 2364

    May, 2015

    March 04, 2015

  • Delta logo

    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 DL5999

    Apr, 2015

    February 28, 2015

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - Redacted Reporting Period: February 2015 Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 722 Date and Time...
    Injury Dog BOS Flight 722

    Apr, 2015

    February 18, 2015

  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #957 Tag # 420458 Date and Time of the Incident 15 February 2015 @ 23:54 Description of the Anim...
    Loss Cat MIA Flight 957

    Apr, 2015

    February 15, 2015

  • SkyWest logo

    SkyWest

    Incident Involving Animal During Air Transport Date: 2/5/15 SkyWest Flight No.: 5542 Time of Incident: 10:07 PM CST Reporting Manager/Supervisor:-·...
    Death Dog ORD Flight 5542

    Apr, 2015

    February 05, 2015

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Confidential Treatment Requested Under 14 CFR § 302.12 Animal Incident Report to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR § 234.13 ...
    Injury Dog HNL Flight UA0883

    Apr, 2015

    February 02, 2015

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Type: Death Date of Incident: January 23, 2015 Location: Austin, TX (AUS) Routing: Pasco, WA (PSC) – Minneapolis, MN (MSP) – Austin, TX (AUS) AWB: ...
    Death Cat AUS Flight 3527

    Mar, 2015

    January 31, 2015

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted) Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: January 29, 2015 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Lexingto...
    Death Dog ATL

    Mar, 2015

    January 29, 2015

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 of 1: Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS15 (Boston, MA to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: January 5, 2015 Time of incident: 11:30 PM PST...
    Injury Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight AS15

    Mar, 2015

    January 05, 2015

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #2: CARRIER: United Airlines flight 0796 DATE: December 21, 2014 ROUTING Washington Dulles (IAD) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS) UA AWB: 016-2620-7...
    Injury Dog LAX Flight UA0796

    Feb, 2015

    December 21, 2014

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 4 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 698 (Seattle, WA to Spokane, WA) Date of incident: Saturday, July 26, 2014 Time of incident: Approximat...
    Death Cat GEG Flight 698

    Sep, 2014

    December 01, 2014

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