{"id":52188,"date":"2025-10-17T11:27:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dogs-count-as-cargo-for-airline-liability-eu-court-rules-after-passengers-pet-goes-missing\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:27:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:27:25","slug":"dogs-count-as-cargo-for-airline-liability-eu-court-rules-after-passengers-pet-goes-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dogs-count-as-cargo-for-airline-liability-eu-court-rules-after-passengers-pet-goes-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Dogs count as cargo for airline liability, EU court rules, after passenger&#8217;s pet goes missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The European Union&#8217;s top court ruled Thursday that a dog traveling in an airplane&#8217;s cargo hold counts as baggage, meaning airlines are not required to pay higher compensation if the animal is lost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/jcms\/upload\/docs\/application\/pdf\/2025-10\/cp250133en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The ruling<\/a> stems from a dispute between Spanish airline Iberia and a passenger whose dog, Mona, went missing before a flight from Buenos Aires to Barcelona in October 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The dog, which had to travel in a pet carrier in the aircraft&#8217;s hold due to its size and weight, escaped while being taken to the plane and was never seen again.<\/p>\n<p>Mona ran across the airport runway while being chased by three vans, according to her owner, Grisel Ortiz, who said her mother watched the scene from inside the plane.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many people laugh because they don&#8217;t understand what Mona means to me,&#8221; Ortiz added during an interview published in Argentine daily Clarin in January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since she went missing, all I do is cry and stay glued to my phone, waiting for a miracle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz created a Facebook page seeking information on Mona&#8217;s whereabouts and offered a cash reward for the dog&#8217;s return, but her efforts yielded no credible leads.<\/p>\n<p>She also sought 5,000 euros ($5,400) in damages from Iberia.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Very disappointed&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>The company accepted responsibility but argued that compensation should be limited to the lower amount set for checked baggage under the Montreal Convention, an international agreement that covers airline liability.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish court handling the claim referred the question to the European Union Court of Justice, which sided with the airline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even though the ordinary meaning of the word &#8216;baggage&#8217; refers to objects, this alone does not lead to the conclusion that pets fall outside that concept,&#8221; the Luxembourg-based court ruled.<\/p>\n<p>An animal can be considered &#8220;baggage&#8221; for liability purposes &#8220;upon the condition that full regard is paid to animal welfare requirements while they are transported,&#8221; the court added.<\/p>\n<p>The court noted the passenger had not made a &#8220;special declaration of interest&#8221; at check-in, an option allowing higher compensation for an additional fee with carrier approval.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz&#8217;s lawyer, Carlos Villacorta Salis, told AFP this is a &#8220;false argument,&#8221; saying &#8220;no airline in the world&#8221; would agree to such a declaration for a pet transported in a plane&#8217;s hold.<\/p>\n<p>He said he was &#8220;very disappointed&#8221; with the ruling, calling it a &#8220;missed opportunity to give visibility to the rights of animals and the people who care for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The judgment is advisory and leaves the final ruling to the Spanish court handling the compensation claim.<\/p>\n<h2>Other incidents<\/h2>\n<p>Dogs have gone missing on airport runways in other parts of the world \u2014 with happier outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, a dog whose escape from a plane caused the closure of two runways at France&#8217;s biggest airport was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/runaway-dog-found-escape-plane-paris-airport\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">reunited with its owner<\/a><\/span> after nine days at large. Authorities had <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/dog-escapes-plane-paris-airport-closes-runways-drone\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">closed two runways<\/a><\/span>\u00a0at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday while officials tried to capture Amalka the dog.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2023, a similar incident unfolded at one of the busiest transit hubs in the U.S. when a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/dog-lost-atlanta-airport-22-days-found-good-samaritan-robin-allgood-just-so-happy-that-i-got-her\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Chihuahua mix named Maia<\/a><\/span>\u00a0escaped from her carrier and ran onto an active runway at Atlanta&#8217;s airport. 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