A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

Mittens was flown three times between New Zealand and Australia after being forgotten in a plane's cargo hold.

The Maine coon cat was travelling to Australia's Melbourne on a one-way ticket as the owner family moved base to the country from Christchurch in New Zealand.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens clocked up some serious air miles this month after being left on an Air New Zealand flight and accidentally flown to Australia and back. Mittens’ owner, Margo Neas, described the events as “both distressing and unacceptable” after paying $1948 to have her feline flown to Australia.

Margo Neas, Mittens' owner, realized something was wrong when the cat did not appear after three hours of waiting in Melbourne. Ground staff informed her that the plane had return

Mittens, 8, was only supposed to take a one-way flight from Christchurch to Melbourne. She ended up being airborne for over 10 hours.

Mittens the cat has clocked up lots of extra air miles after mistakenly flying between New Zealand and Australia three times in 24 hours.

An eight-year-old Maine Coon cat was forgotten on a plane and ended up flying three times between New Zealand and Australia in 24 hours.As per BBC, a cat named Mittens was supposed to fly from Christchurch to Melbourne on January 12 but her

Air New Zealand apologised to the family for the distress caused and assured that it would reimburse the entire cost of Mittens’ travel.

A Maine Coon cat named Mittens became an unintentional globetrotter this month after her cage was overlooked in a plane’s cargo hold, causing her to take three flights within 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia. Mittens, 8, was booked for one-way travel with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand, to their new home in Melbourne on Jan. 13.

A family's move from New Zealand to Australia went horribly wrong when they realised their cat had been left on the plane and flown back home. Mittens, an eight-year-old Maine coon cat, was booked on a one-way trip from Christchurch,