A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens clocked up some serious air miles this month after being left on an Air New Zealand flight and accidentally flown to Australia and back. Mittens’ owner, Margo Neas, described the events as “both distressing and unacceptable” after paying $1948 to have her feline flown to Australia.

Mittens, an 8-year-old Maine coon cat, inadvertently became a globe-trotting feline this month after a mix-up in a plane’s cargo hold left her on an unexpected 24-hour adventure between New Zealand and Australia.

A routine flight turned into an extraordinary adventure for an eight-year-old cat named Mittens. Forgotten in the cargo hold of a plane, she became an unintentional frequent flyer, making multiple trips between Australia and New Zealand within 24 hours.

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Mittens, 8, was booked for one-way travel with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand to their new home in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 13. But owner Margo Neas said Wednesday that as she ...

Margo Neas holds her cat Mittens at her home in Melbourne, Australia Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. AP Photo/Rod McGuirk Mittens, aged eight, was traveling from Christchurch to Melbourne with Neas ...

A cat has made three flights between New Zealand and Australia in just 24 hours after being forgotten on a plane. Mittens, an eight-year-old Maine Coon, was booked to travel from Christchurch to Melbourne on 12 January - but her cage was left in the Air ...

Air New Zealand apologised to the family for the distress caused and assured that it would reimburse the entire cost of Mittens’ travel.

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