It was then that ground staff told Neas the plane had returned to New Zealand — with Mittens still on board. The return trip involves about 7.5 hours in the air. “I said, how can this happen? How can ...

A Maine Coon by the name of Mittens became an accidental frequent flyer after the cat’s cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold, and she travelled between Australia and New Zealand three times over ...

A cat named Mittens has built up its air miles after being forgotten on a plane. Maine coon Mittens, 8, was booked for one-way travel with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand to their new ...

It was then that ground staff told Neas the plane had returned to New Zealand — with Mittens still on board. The return trip involves about 7.5 hours in the air. “I said, how can this happen?

It was then that ground staff told Neas the plane had returned to New Zealand — with Mittens still on board. The return trip involves about 7.5 hours in the air. “I said, how can this happen?

Oh my God," Neas said.The Air New Zealand pilot was told of the extra passenger during the flight and turned on the heating in the cargo hold to keep Mittens comfortable, she added. Neas was told ...