{"id":73714,"date":"2021-01-18T12:09:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T12:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/?p=73714"},"modified":"2021-01-18T12:09:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T12:09:19","slug":"baby-kangaroo-spotted-onboard-american-airlines-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/travel\/baby-kangaroo-spotted-onboard-american-airlines-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby kangaroo spotted onboard American Airlines flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A kangaroo was spotted hopping onboard an American Airlines flight \u2013 and he was flying in the cabin like a regular passenger, rather than in the hold.\n<\/p>\n<p>Harry, a joey (baby kangaroo), was being transported from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Newport News, Virginia in the US. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He was relocated at the weekend as part of a wildlife conservation project.\n<\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by his handler, Harry was filmed boarding the plane by flight attendant Bobby Weston, who shared the footage on social media.\n<\/p>\n<p>The video shows the joey being lured down the aisle by a handler holding a fleecy pouch.\n<\/p>\n<p>He stops occasionally to have a look around the aircraft cabin, before hopping after the pouch again. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The video was also shared by aastews, an Instagram account featuring American Airlines cabin crew, and has been viewed more than 23,000 times.\n<\/p>\n<h4>INDY\/<span>GO Weekly Newsletter<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>TIME TO TRAVEL!<\/h4>\n<p>Read our full mailing list consent terms here<\/p>\n<h4>INDY\/<span>GO Weekly Newsletter<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>TIME TO TRAVEL!<\/h4>\n<p>Read our full mailing list consent terms here<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWHYYY aren\u2019t I ever on the animal transport flights?\u201d read the caption. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWHY&#8230; because I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019d be too distracted to get any work done.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@ohheyitsbobbyb had this little angel on a flight from CLT to PHF as part of a wildlife conservation effort. Only in my dreams&#8230;\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Harry\u2019s not the first unexpected animal to board an aircraft.\n<\/p>\n<h3>Read more<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"undefined?width=230&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75\" height=\"1.5\" width=\"2\" layout=\"responsive\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<p>In February 2020, a miniature service horse called Fred took his first flight.<\/p>\n<p>Fred\u2019s handler, Ronica Froese, told local news outlet <i>Fox 17<\/i> that the journey from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Ontario, California via Dallas was his first plane journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spent a year of my life training this horse extensively for what he has and I was totally prepared for everything,\u201d Ms Froese said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI purchased two first class seats in bulkhead seating, I paid an arm and a leg for tickets but I did so because it was Fred\u2019s first time and I wanted him to be comfortable, I wanted him to have the most room.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Footage shared on Fred\u2019s Facebook page showed the pony, dressed in a special service jacket and mask, resting his nose on Ms Froese\u2019s leg while standing in the footwell.\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/travel\/news-and-advice\/kangaroo-american-airlines-flight-b1788815.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A kangaroo was spotted hopping onboard an American Airlines flight \u2013 and he was flying in the cabin like a regular passenger, rather than in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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