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, an 8-year-old Maine coon cat, inadvertently became a globe-trotting feline this month after a mix-up in a plane’s cargo hold left her on an unexpected 24-hour adventure between New Zealand and Australia.

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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

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.

Eight-year-old cat Mittens appeared to have lost weight after three trips in 24 hours which saw her being flown to Melbourne before mistakenly being taken back to New Zealand.

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