United Airlines Reunites German Shepherd With Its Kansas Owners After Mistakenly Flying It to Japan

A dog who was mistakenly flown to Japan is back with his family in Kansas.The German Shepherd, named Irgo, arrived at a Wichita airport Thursday night after a flight on a private plane from Japan.Kara Swindle and her two children were flying on United Airlines from Oregon to Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday during a move to Wichita.When they went to pick up Irgo, they instead were given a Great Dane.United said in a statement that the dogs were somehow put on the wrong flights during a connecting flight in Denver.Irgo's misadventure began a day after a French bulldog puppy died aboard a United flight after a flight attendant required a passenger to put her pet carrier in the overhead bin.The Associated Press  Continue reading...

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