Irvine Family's Cat Dies In Cargo Area Of Plane During International Flight

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

IRVINE (CBSLA) — An Irvine family says extreme heat killed their cat, Sam, on an international flight because of an airline’s negligence.

The family said Qatar Airlines refused to turn on the air conditioning on their connecting flight to Jordan, despite many passengers’ protests about extreme heat making them sweaty and sick.

Additionally, they said the airline also refused to let them check on the cat and give him water, and that everything on the plane — including the bathroom’s water — was boiling hot.

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