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 August 2025.

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 822 (Maui, HI to Portland, OR) Date of incident: Monday, June 2, 2014 Time of incident: Approximately 7...
    Injury Dog PDX Flight 822

    Aug, 2014

    June 02, 2014

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #1: UA FLIGHT #0101 DOG/ 8 YR MALE MANCHESTER ENGLAND (MAN) to Washington Dulles (IAD) NAME: ALFIE April 15, 2014 AWB 016-0028-1466 14:27H...
    Injury Dog IAD Flight 0101

    Jun, 2014

    May 27, 2014

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #2: UA FLIGHT #1221 DOG: 5 YEAR OLD MALE Honolulu, HI (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) to Washington,DC (IAD) NAME: MASON March 31, 2014 AWB 0...
    Death Dog IAD Flight 1221

    May, 2014

    March 31, 2014

  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #1674 Tag # 912672 Date and Time of the Incident 31 March 2014 @ 16:30 Description of the Animal...
    Death Cat MIA Flight 1674

    May, 2014

    March 31, 2014

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 5 (Washington, DC to Los Angeles, CA) Date of incident: Monday, March 31, 2014 Time of incident: 12:10 ...
    Loss Dog LAX Flight 5

    May, 2014

    March 31, 2014

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #1: UA FLIGHT #0417 DOG/ 8 YR MALE TAMPA,FL (TPA) to DENVER, CO (DEN) NAME: WHISKEY MARCH 8, 2014 AWB 016-5305-0690 12:04PM CST Owner/Gu...
    Death Dog TPA Flight 0417

    May, 2014

    March 08, 2014

  • Hawaiian Air logo

    Hawaiian Air

    Date: 20JAN14 Time: 2:00 p.m. Reporting Station: HNL Flight: HA 15 From: SAN To: HNL Animal Information: Description: 6 yr. old long-haired gray/wh...
    Death Cat HNL Flight HA 15

    Mar, 2014

    January 20, 2014

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 731 (Houston, TX to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 Time of incident: Approxi...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight 731

    Mar, 2014

    January 01, 2014

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #2: UA FLIGHT #229 BIRD 8YRS PARAKEET Washington Dulles (IAD) to San Diego (SAN) NAME: BIRDIE December 28, 2013 AWB REDACTED 10:30AM PST ...
    Loss Bird SAN Flight 229

    Feb, 2014

    December 28, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #1: UA FLIGHT #724 CAT: MALE Honolulu (HNL) to San Francisco (SFO) to Baltimore (BWI) NAME: BOGIE December 22, 2013 Owner/Guardian REDACT...
    Loss Cat HNL Flight 724

    Feb, 2014

    December 22, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 642 (Seattle, WA to Phoenix, AZ) Date of incident: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Time of incident: 11:35 A...
    Injury Dog PHX Brachycephalic Flight 642

    Jan, 2014

    November 26, 2013

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: Delta 622 Date and Time of Incident November 24, 2013, 5:00 AM Type of Incident: Injury Description of Anim...
    Injury Dog SIN Flight 622

    Jan, 2014

    November 24, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 4 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 876 (Kona, Hawaii to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 Time of incident: 6:21 A...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight 876

    Jan, 2014

    November 19, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 704 (Vancouver, BC to Los Angeles, CA) Date of incident: Monday, November 18, 2013 Time of incident: 4:...
    Injury Dog LAX Flight 704

    Jan, 2014

    November 18, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 3 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 7 (Washington DC to Los Angeles, CA) Date of incident: Sunday, November 17, 2013 Time of incident: 11:5...
    Injury Dog LAX Flight 7

    Jan, 2014

    November 17, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #1: UA flight #0200 CAT/ 3 YRS FEMALE Guam (GUM) to Honolulu (HNL) to Chicago (ORD) to Kansas City (MCI) NAME: SCOTCHIE November 6th 2013...
    Loss Cat HNL Flight 0200

    Jan, 2014

    November 06, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 3 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 895 (San Diego, CA to Honolulu, HI) Date of incident: Monday, October 21, 2013 Time of incident: Approx...
    Loss Dog SAN Flight 895

    Dec, 2013

    October 21, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 102 (Anchorage, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Thursday, October 10, 2013 Time of incident: Appro...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight 102

    Dec, 2013

    October 10, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #1: UA FLIGHT #0435 CAT/ 16YRS FEMALE Bakersfield, CA (BFL) to San Francisco (SFO) to Honolulu, HI (HNL) NAME: MICHAN October 4, 2013 AWB...
    Death Cat HNL Flight 0435

    Dec, 2013

    October 04, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #2: UA flight # 1467 Frankfurt GE (FRA) via Chicago (ORD)to Anchorage (ANC) DOG/1YR MALE September 20, 2013 AWB 016-0204-4254 NAME: PIBE ...
    Death Dog ANC Brachycephalic Flight 1467

    Nov, 2013

    September 20, 2013

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