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• Mittens the cat gets around, to wit: The 8-year-old Maine coon was booked on a one-way flight from Christchurch, New Zealand, to Melbourne, Australia, Sky News reported.
But in Melbourne, Mittens was never unloaded from the baggage compartment. Instead, three hours later, the airline revealed that Mittens had flown back to New Zealand -- about 7.5 hours in the air.
Owner Margo Neas was told a wheelchair in the cargo area had obscured Mittens' cage from the baggage handler's view.
"It was not a great start to our new life in Melbourne because we didn't have the family, we weren't complete," said Neas.
After arriving back in Christchurch, Mittens was loaded onto another flight to Melbourne, where she was reunited with her family.
She "ran into my arms and just snuggled up in here," Neas said. "It was just such a relief."
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