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.
00:59you