Phoenix-bound dog ends up on flight to Ireland

March 16, 2013 @ 12:13 pm

PHOENIX (AP) - An English Springer Spaniel named Hendrix ended up taking a serious detour on his way from New Jersey to Phoenix this week.

He ended up in Ireland after being put on the wrong flight.

United Airlines spokeswoman Megan McCarthy says the 6-year-old dog was traveling in cargo Thursday when the mix-up happened. When the error was realized, she says the airline took immediate steps to get Hendrix back to his owner.

Phoenix television station KNXV reports ( http://bit.ly/YyMVte) that the first word owner Meredith Grant got about the mix-up was in a phone call from the airline before Hendrix's original flight was supposed to land in Phoenix.

Grant says she felt like someone punched her in the stomach after finding out her dog had been sent overseas.

Hendrix was returned, and the airline apologized and offered a full refund.


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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    What's there to apologize about?
    March 16, 2013 1:49 pm
    The dog got a free trip to Ireland. I wish the airline would accidentally put me on the wrong flight there...
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  • hpygolkyone wrote...
    Hmmmmm?............
    March 17, 2013 5:54 am
    ..........but obviously not in a dog carrier in the cargo hold.

    Quote: "I feel like I got punched in the gut....blah, blah, blah....." Sounds like the dog owner is getting the airline lubed up for a hefty lawsuit.

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  • Citizen of Krazy Town wrote...
    This reminds me of the one about the airline that, after realizing a dog died
    March 19, 2013 7:32 am
    En route, replaced it with an exact looking replacement. When the family arrived to retrieve their pet, the children screamed and the mother fainted. You see, they were so shocked that the beloved dead dog that they had brought home to bury came back to life on that plane...
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