Aussie cat mistakenly left on plane becomes accidental globetrotter

Melbourne cat Mittens made three trips between New Zealand and Australia in 24 hours. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00A Melbourne cat mistakenly left on a plane by staff became an accidental globetrotter

00:04and made three trips between New Zealand and Australia in 24 hours.

00:09The Maine Coot cat was originally booked for a one-way trip from Christchurch

00:13to her new home in Melbourne to rejoin her family.

00:16A stowed away wheelchair reportedly obscured a baggage handler's vision

00:20of Mittens' cage in the cargo hold.

00:23She just basically just ran into my arms and just snuggled up in here

00:27and just did the biggest cuddles of all time,

00:29you know, it was just such a relief.

00:34While some countries allow pets in the plane cabin,

00:37they can only be transported in the cargo hold in Australia.

00:41However, Virgin Airlines is set to become the first airline in the nation

00:44to allow small pets in the cabin in 2025.

00:48We know 70% of Australians would love to travel with their pets.

00:51It's only small dogs, it's only small cats, it's only designated rows,

00:55but it's a great start for Australia.

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