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.

After being accidentally missed by baggage handlers and left on a plane, a cat mistakenly made three trips between New Zealand and Australia in 24 hours

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 lost cat was flown back and forth between New Zealand and Australia several times in a 24-hour period after her cage was overlooked in the cargo hold.

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

A Maine coon cat named Mittens accidentally traveled back and forth between New Zealand and Australia due to a baggage oversight. Her owner, Margo Neas, anxiously awaited her return. After an unexpected journey,

Mittens, 8, was booked for one-way travel with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand to their new home in Melbourne, on January 13. But owner Margo Neas said that as she waited for Mittens to be unloaded from the plane's freight area, three hours passed with no sign of the cat.

Margo Neas, Mittens' owner, realized something was wrong when the cat did not appear after three hours of waiting in Melbourne. Ground staff informed her that the plane had return

The Maine coon cat was travelling to Australia's Melbourne on a one-way ticket as the owner family moved base to the country from Christchurch in New Zealand.

Mittens, the cat, becomes accidental frequent flyer after getting mistakenly left on plane Wellington, Jan 22: 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.

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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.