A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

The 8-year-old Maine Coon unintentionally traveled back and forth between New Zealand and Australia after being overlooked in a plane's cargo hold.

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After being accidentally missed by baggage handlers and left on a plane, a cat mistakenly made three trips between New Zealand and Australia in 24 hours

A Maine coon cat named Mittens clocked up some serious air miles this month after being left on an Air New Zealand flight and accidentally flown to Australia and back. Mittens’ owner, Margo Neas, described the events as “both distressing and unacceptable” after paying $1948 to have her feline flown to Australia.

Mittens, 8, was booked for one-way travel with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand to their new home in Melbourne, on January 13. But owner Margo Neas said that as she waited for Mittens to be unloaded from the plane's freight area, three hours passed with no sign of the cat.

Mittens, 8, was booked for one-way travel with her family from Christchurch in New Zealand to Melbourne in Australia on January 13. But she ended up on three flights in 24 hours

A family‘s pet cat was mistakenly left on a flight, leading to a cross-country journey from Melbourne to New Zealand and back.

Mittens was flown three times between New Zealand and Australia after being forgotten in a plane's cargo hold.

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