NEW YORK (REUTERS) – A German Shepherd that United Airlines mistakenly shipped to Japan finally made it home to Kansas on Friday (March 16), even as the carrier was still grappling with fallout over the death of a puppy on a separate flight this week..
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – A German Shepherd that United Airlines mistakenly shipped to Japan finally made it home to Kansas on Friday (March 16), even as the carrier was still grappling with fallout over the death of a puppy on a separate flight this week.
The 10-year-old German Shepherd named Irgo, which was supposed to arrive at Kansas City International Airport on Tuesday, was reunited with its owner Kara Swindle three days later on Friday.
It had been mistakenly shipped to Japan instead while a Great Dane was sent to Kansas City.
On Friday, Ms Swindle shared photos of her dog en route in a private chartered plane to the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in Kansas.
She shared a video clip on Facebook of her reunion with her pet, which was visibly elated to meet her, barking and wagging its tail.
Ms Swindle had told Kansas City’s KCTV that she was worried that given the 10-year-old dog’s advanced age, it would not be able to survive the long flight home.
« He’s never been on a flight before. I honestly don’t know if he’s going survive this flight, » said Ms Swindle, who is in the process of moving from Oregon to Kansas.
