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Pets can now be classified as baggage on some airlines, according to a new court ruling, meaning airlines are not required to pay a higher compensation if the animal is lost or hurt

This comes following a dispute between a passenger and Spanish airline Iberia after the passenger's dog went missing before a flight from Argentina to Spain in 2019, per multiple reports

Mona the dog escaped her travel carrier while being transported to the plane and was never seen again

Pets can now be classified as cargo on some airlines, according to a new court ruling.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday, Oct. 16, that a pet traveling in a plane’s cargo hold counts as baggage, meaning airlines are not required to pay a higher compensation if the animal is lost or hurt, pe

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