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 April 2025.

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 123 (Seattle, WA to Fairbanks, AK) Date of incident: Sunday, August 11, 2013 Time of incident: Appr...
    Injury Dog FAI Flight 123

    Oct, 2013

    August 11, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 3 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 2543 (Edmonton, BC to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Sunday, August 11, 2013 Time of incident: Appr...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight 2543

    Oct, 2013

    August 11, 2013

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Type: Injury Date of Incident: July 26, 2013 Location: Denver, CO Routing: Denver, CO (DEN) – Atlanta, GA (ATL) Flight – 1317 AWB: 006-078015...
    Injury Dog DEN Flight 1317

    Sep, 2013

    July 26, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #1: UA FLIGHT #200 DOG/9 YRS MALE GUAM(GUM)-HONLULU(HNL)-LOS ANGELES(LAX)-DENVER(DEN) NAME: COMEL July 25th 2013 AWB 016-52281040 0023H...
    Death Dog LAX Flight 200

    Sep, 2013

    July 25, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 37 (Philadelphia, PA to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Time of incident: A...
    Death Dog SEA Flight 37

    Sep, 2013

    July 24, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #3 UA FLIGHT #840 CAT/2 YRS FEMALE YDNEY(SYD)-LOS ANGELES (LAX)-NEW YORK (JFK) NAME: MINOON July 20, 2013 AWB 016-36300714 1214hrsCST ...
    Death Cat LAX Flight 840

    Sep, 2013

    July 20, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #2: UA flight # 30 SAO PAULO(GRU)- NEWARK(EWR) DOG/12YRS FEMALE July 19,2013 AWB 016-51713126 0537HRS-EST NAME: PIBE Owner/Guardian ...
    Death Dog EWR Flight 30

    Sep, 2013

    July 19, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 37 (Philadelphia, PA to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Monday, July 1, 2013 Time of incident: After 9:00 P.M. P...
    Death Ferret SEA Flight 37

    Sep, 2013

    July 01, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 176 (Juneau, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Time of incident: Approxima...
    Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 176

    Aug, 2013

    June 04, 2013

  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    American Airlines Flight #246 Date and Time of the Incident 22 May 2013 @ 1956 Description of the Animal, Including Name Feline, named Jazz ...
    Loss Cat KOA Flight 246

    Jul, 2013

    May 22, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #2: UA flight #616 Houston to Washington National Airport Cat / 20 yr. old Male May 20, 2013 Name: Fatman Owner/Guardian Redacted ...
    Death Cat DCA Flight 616

    Jul, 2013

    May 20, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #1: UA flight #399 Los Angeles to Las Vegas Cat / 3 yr. old Female May 15, 2013 Name: Kato Owner/Guardian Redacted NARRATIVE DESCR...
    Loss Cat LAS Flight 399

    Jul, 2013

    May 15, 2013

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Type: Death Date of Incident: May 15, 2013 Location: Los Angeles, CA Routing: Honolulu, HI (HNL) – Los Angeles, CA (LAX) – San Diego, CA (SAN)...
    Death Dog HNL Brachycephalic Flight 1212

    Jul, 2013

    May 15, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 645 (Phoenix, AZ to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Thursday, May 9, 2013 Time of incident: Approximately 2:07 P...
    Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 645

    Jul, 2013

    May 09, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 62 (Sitka, AK to Ketchikan, AK) Date of incident: Saturday, May 4, 2013 Time of incident: Approxima...
    Injury Dog SIT Flight 62

    Jul, 2013

    May 04, 2013

  • Hawaiian Air logo

    Hawaiian Air

    HAWAIIAN AIRLINES ANIMAL INCIDENT REPORT Date: 30APR13 Time: 5:25 p.m. Reporting Station: OGG Flight: HA 544 From: HNL To: OGG Animal In...
    Death Dog OGG Flight HA 544

    Jun, 2013

    April 30, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 727 (Salt Lake City, UT to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: April 28, 2013 Time of incident: Approxim...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight 727

    Jun, 2013

    April 28, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Animal Incident Report to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR § 234.13 Reporting Period: April 1-30, 2013 REDACTED Jun...
    Death Dog IAH Flight 200

    Jun, 2013

    April 17, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    DOT Animal Incident Report – April 2013 – Redacted Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 892 (Honolulu, HI to San Diego, CA) Date of incid...
    Death Dog LAX Flight 892

    Jun, 2013

    April 16, 2013

  • Hawaiian Air logo

    Hawaiian Air

    HAWAIIAN AIRLINES ANIMAL INCIDENT REPORT Date: 26MAR13 Time: 7:55 p.m. Reporting Station: HNL Flight: HA 4 From: HNL To: LAX Animal Info...
    Loss Dog HNL Flight HA 4

    May, 2013

    March 26, 2013

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