The airline that just keeps giving...sensational headlines to the media.
United Airlines has accepted "full responsibility" for a dog's in-flight death after a flight attendant put the pet in the overhead locker.
"This was a tragic accident that should never have happened," the airline said.
The French bulldog died during a flight from Houston to New York on Monday.
Witnesses said the flight attendant had asked one of the passengers to put her airline-approved pet carrier in the locker. The attendant later said she did not know the dog was in the bag.
An eyewitness account posted on social media (where else?) contradicts the flight attendant's statement that she wasn't aware of the contents, and alleges the dog's owner pushed back but eventually complied with the FA's order.
More details from the BBC