Rabbit death heaps more ignominy on United
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UNITED Airlines is investigating the death of a giant rabbit on one its transatlantic flights, adding to a growing list of customer complaints for the American carrier.
Distraught breeder Annette Edwards said a veterinarian had checked Simon, a 10-month-old, 3-meter-long continental rabbit, shortly before the animal was put on a flight from London’s Heathrow airport to Chicago’s O’Hare. Simon had been bought by a celebrity whom Edwards did not identify.
“Simon had his vet check just before getting on the plane,” she said. “He was fit as a fiddle.”
The airline said it was “saddened” by the news and had been in contact with Edwards to offer assistance.
“The safety and wellbeing of all the animals that travel with us is of the utmost importance to United Airlines,” the airline said.
Edwards said the airline was examining CCTV images to determine what happened to the rabbit. United declined to comment further on the matter.
United had the second-highest level of animal deaths and injuries of any American airline last year, or 2.11 per 10,000 animals transported, according to Department of Transportation figures. Only Hawaiian Airlines was worse.
United is already working to repair its image after a passenger who would not give up his seat on an overbooked flight was dragged forcibly from a plane at O’Hare Airport in Chicago.
Airport security officers removed David Dao, a 69-year-old from Kentucky, from the United Express flight. Images of his bloodied face were widely circulated on social media, forcing United chief executive Oscar Munoz to apologize.
Two weeks earlier, United was criticized after a gate agent stopped two young girls from boarding a flight because they were wearing leggings.
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