What would you do, if you’re new kitten got lost in transit?
A couple from North Yorkshire whose cat escaped and went missing for several hours at Athens airport have heavily criticise British Airways for their handling of pets.
Kit and Megan Peel have been living in Greece for several years when they decided to return to their home in the Uk in Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire with their two cats Spartacus and Tancredi.
Whilst BA pride themselves on their handling of animals, Kit and Megan Peel claim that BA’s handling of Spartacus was completely unacceptable.
Mr Peel was travelling through Athens airport and had arranged for the cats to travel on BA Cargo, paying more than 700 Euros for pet tickets.
Whilst their cages were being x-rayed, Spartacus became frightened and broke free from his cage, Mr Peel said, “There was a motorway on one end, there was an airport on the other end, there were lorries being unloaded. It was about the worst possible place you can imagine to lose a cat.”
Mr Peel flew back to the Uk with Tancredi, the Peel’s asked their Greek friends to try and fins Spartacus. Hours later Spartacus was found. Mr Peel flew back to Athens the nest day and was reunited with Spartacus.
BA has released a statement, “ Our staff ar Athens airport searched for Spartacus for 45minutes and used his favourite food to try and lure him back. We were delighted he was found safe the next day and flew him back to London without charge.”
“ BA carries thousands of pets on our global network each year and our cargo team in Athens has received accolades for their handing of pets.”
Kit and Megan Peel have set up a Facebook group called Justice for Spartacus to get better facilities for pets travelling on airlines.
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