THE TELEGRAPH [04/03/13]
A female passenger has allegedly been thrown off a plane at Tel Aviv's Ben
Gurion Airport in Israel after a dog was found in her bag.
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Dogs are relatively common at Ben
Gurion airport and are allowed to travel on some other airlines, but not
in the main cabin of BA flights Photo: PA [SOURCE: http://www.telegraph.co.uk]
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The Airbus A321 had taxied as far as the runway on Sunday night when a
passenger alerted cabin crew that there was a dog on board and the plane
turned back to the stand.
The passenger had heard a squeaking noise from under a seat.
BA staff questioned the woman, believed to be American, before removing her,
the dog and her luggage.
The dog owner was occupying a window seat. The passenger next but one to her
raised the alarm.
The BA flight 166 from Tel Aviv to London Heathrow had already been delayed
from its original take-off time of 7.00pm (local Israeli
time) but was on time for its re-scheduled slot at 8.40pm.
Cabin crew had already given passengers their safety briefing when the dog was
discovered.
Dogs are relatively common at Ben Gurion airport and are allowed to travel on
some other airlines, but not in the main cabin of BA flights.
A British Airways spokesman said the passenger would have passed through all
the relevant security and immigration points at Tel Aviv.
"We did not allow a female customer to travel on board our service from
Tel Aviv to Heathrow today after it was discovered that she was carrying a
small dog in her handbag.
"We apologise to our customers who experienced a delay to the departure
of their flight as a result of this incident."
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