Greece’s flagship journey supplier Aegean Airlines has issued a response following the disappearance of a kitten on a flight from Chania Airport, Crete to Munich Airport, Germany through Athens.
As relayed by the kitten’s proprietor, she arrived at Chania Airport on March eighth with Rodri safely tucked away in a pet provider and checked the housed-kitten in with airport employees. However, when she went to verify on her pet throughout the cease in Athens, the provider had been broken and Rodri had escaped and was nowhere to be seen.
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Staff defined that the pet provider had arrived broken from Chania, in accordance with Rodri’s proprietor.
The seek for the lacking kitten, which is blind in a single eye, has surged on social media, and the proprietor has known as out Aegean Airlines for what is alleged to have been a sluggish response find Rodri after 4 days with out meals or water.
Aegean Airlines’ assertion on lacking kitten
On March twelfth, Aegean Airlines revealed an announcement describing the assorted steps it had taken to seek out Rodri and reunite him together with his proprietor. In the assertion, the airline shared that it was “deeply concerned” in regards to the kitten’s disappearance and is making a joint effort with authorities and airport employees to find him.
— Aegean Airlines (@aegeanairlines) March 12, 2024
“From the moment we realized that Rodri was missing, we swiftly launched extensive efforts, coordinating with airport authorities and deploying our dedicated airport personnel in search of the kitten. Despite our exhaustive attempts, we haven’t yet located Rodri the kitten, but we are fully committed to persisting in our search efforts,” a spokesperson for Aegean Airlines stated.
The firm added that the protection and wellbeing of all animals that journey with the airline are of the “upmost importance,” and it’s trying into how the provider was broken.
In June of final 12 months on the World Airline Awards, Aegean was named the “best regional airline in Europe” for the twelfth consecutive 12 months and thirteenth general. The firm additionally ranked among the many greatest airways for its cabin crew, sitting in fourth place within the rating for “best airline staff in Europe 2023.”
At the time of the awards, Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax stated, “Aegean continues to deliver a remarkable standard of consistency in the awards survey, and this ongoing recognition from their passengers as the Best Regional Airline in Europe for the twelfth time is a simply fabulous achievement for the airline management and staff.”
Moreover, Dimitris Gerogiannis, AEGEAN’s CEO, commented: “We are very proud to have been named the Best Regional Airline in Europe for an astounding twelfth time. [This is] a recognition that increases our responsibility towards our customers. Our success lies in the passion and tireless efforts of our exceptional team, who consistently go above and beyond to deliver an extraordinary travel experience.”
