A airline made an unforgivable mistake that cost a man his life dog golden retriever breed. This caused great consternation in Brazil after the news of the pet’s death was known since, not only was it boarded on a different flight than the one that was supposed to transport it, but it also spent several hours without eating or drinking in a cage.
The owner of the animal, João Fantazzini, had hired the trip for his dogJoca, five years old, on a flight from the airline Gol from San Pablo to the Sinop Municipal Airport, a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso. However, due to an operational error, Joca was transferred on another flight, lasting more than three hours in total, to the international airport of Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará.
Although at dog They gave him some water while waiting to leave Fortaleza, he spent about 90 minutes on the track, inside his cage and exposed to 36° heat. Then, the animal traveled another three and a half hours to land again in San Pablo.
Fantazzini returned to São Paulo after learning of the mistake made and at the airport, an airline official informed him that Jaco had fallen ill. However, the young man claimed that his pet had already died when a manager escorted him to a waiting room. The death of dog It was due to cardiac arrest, according to the death certificate.
“My love was murdered, my best choice, the love of my life. You were very young!!,” Fantazzini wrote in an Instagram post along with a series of photographs where he is seen with Joca.
“I remember the day I adopted you and our connection was momentary! My son, forgive me for being selfish by wanting you by my side! You are the love of my life forever! I will miss you daily! I miss you give you your apple every morning, take you to the pool and take care of you daily! Thank you for everything my friend!” he added.
The airline acknowledged that an “operational failure” caused the dog’s death and published a message in which it expressed: “GOL sympathizes with the suffering of Joca’s guardian and his family. We understand their pain and deeply regret the loss of their pet. “The company offers all the necessary support to the owner and his family from the beginning. The investigation of the details of what happened is being carried out with full priority by our team,” they added.
The video in which Fantazzini recounted what happened to his dog Jaco:
During a press conference, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva urged the National Civil Aviation Agency and Gol Airlines not to allow a similar incident to occur again.
“He dog He died because he spent eight hours without drinking water, trapped inside the plane,” Lula said. “I think Gol has to be held accountable; that the Anac (National Civil Aviation Agency) has to monitor this and that we cannot allow this to continue happening in Brazil,” she stressed.
