United Airlines mistakenly flies family German shepherd to Japan

United Airlines is investigating after mistakenly flying a Kansas family’s dog to Japan. Kara Swindle and her two children flew from Oregon to Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday on a United flight. They went to a cargo facility to pick up 10-year-old Irgo, a German shepherd, but were instead given a great Dane. Swindle learned Irgo had been put on a flight to Japan, where the great Dane was supposed to go. Airline officials in Japan put Irgo on a flight back to Kansas City. It was not clear when the dog would arrive. The news of Irgo’s unplanned odyssey comes as United admits another dog died after a flight attendant forced it to travel in an overhead bin on a Houston-to-New York flight. Some 24 pets died while flying with US carriers last year, 18 of them with United, according to the DoT. <br/>