Originally Posted by
tdracer
Would the dog have died if it hadn't been placed in a minimally ventilation overhead?
We'll never know, will we? Given the stats quoted...
189 animals died on commercial flights from June 2005 to June 2011; of those animals, 98 — more than half — were brachycephalic breeds.
... it's possible being in the bin had nothing to do with the death of the dog. That said, there's no way the dog should have been in the overhead.