June 2013 Report

June 2013 Airline Pet Travel Report

Pet incidents for the month of April, 2013.

Hawaiian Airlines reported a black pug was found deceased on a flight from Honolulu, HI to Kahului, HI. The cause of the death is unknown, Hawaiian airlines reports the dog showed no signs of being mishandled. There were no preventative measures taken by the Airline. The incident occurred on April 30th, 2013.

Alaskan Airlines reported that a Pit Bull was injured on a flight from Salt Lake City, UT to Seattle, WA. Upon arriving in Seattle a Pit Bull was found to have chewed through its crate. When it was released to walk it was found to have cut around its mouth and showed a slight limp. Alaskan Airlines reports the injury was self inflicted, no preventative measure was taken by the airline. The incident occurred on April 28th, 2013.

United Airlines airlines reports the death of a year and a half old dog named BooBoo. Upon arrival in Houston, BooBoo was walked after the sixteen hour flight from Guam. During a walk the vendor employee dropped the leash, and the dog ran into the road where it was struck by a car and killed. The Airline accepted responsibility for the incident. They have taken the preventative measure of implementing a two leash policy, one leash is now held, and the other goes around the waist. The incident happened on April 17th, 2013.

On Alaskan Airlines flight 892 from Honolulu, HI to San Diego, CA an incident occurred. Upon arrival in San Diego a four year old, English Bull dog named Chache was found deceased. The cause of the death is unknown, Alaskan Airlines reports the animal was handled properly, thus the airline took no preventative measures. The injury occurred on April 16th, 2013.

Incidents by Airline

During April, 2013

Airline Losses Injuries Deaths
Alaska Airlines logo Alaska Airlines 0 1 1
Hawaiian Air logo Hawaiian Air 0 0 1
United Airlines logo United Airlines 0 0 1
Total 0 1 3

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Incident Details

Complete listing for April, 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

    REDACT...

    Death Dog IAH Flight 200

    April 17, 2013 at 12:46 AM

    View Report
  • 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 ...

    Death Dog OGG Flight HA 544

    April 30, 2013 at 05:25 PM

    View Report
  • 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 i...

    Death Dog LAX Flight 892

    April 16, 2013 at 08:17 PM

    View Report
  • 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: Appr...

    Injury Dog SEA Flight 727

    April 28, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    View Report

Quick Stats

Total Incidents 4
Losses 0
Injuries 1
Deaths 3

Report Information

Report Period April 2013
Published June 2013
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