The 8-year-old Maine Coon unintentionally traveled back and forth between New Zealand and Australia after being overlooked in a plane's cargo hold.

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.

A baggage handler didn't spot Mittens' cage when it was blocked by a wheelchair on arrival in Melbourne Mittens the cat has clocked up lots of extra air miles after mistakenly flying between New Zealand and Australia three times in 24 hours.

A family‘s pet cat was mistakenly left on a flight, leading to a cross-country journey from Melbourne to New Zealand and back.

The eight-year-old feline was booked for one-way travel with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand to their new home in Melbourne, Australia ... 7.5 hours in the air. “I said, how can ...

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.

Air New Zealand was once again named the safest full-service airline in the world for 2025, holding on to the title for a second straight year.

Air New Zealand is still looking into how Mittens ... Ms Neas, who had earlier decided to relocate to Australia, added: "It was not a great start to our new life in Melbourne because we didn ...

Air New Zealand again edged out Qantas in a ranking for the world’s safest airlines to fly in 2025. Using its own seven-star rating system, Australia-based website AirlineRatings analysed data on everything from recent incidents to audits and ...

Mittens was flown three times between New Zealand and Australia after being forgotten in a plane's cargo hold.