Pets only count as baggage, EU court rules after distraught plane passenger’s beloved dog goes missing in transit

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It was a dog-gone crazy decision. Europe’s top court has ruled that pets in the cargo hold can be classified as luggage, precluding airlines for paying more in compensation should the pet go missing. The decision harks back to dispute between Spanish airline Iberia and a passenger whose dog, Mona, went missing in 2019 just before a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Barcelona, Spain, the Guardian reported. According to the court hearing, the pup had been placed in a special crate due to