The dog who escaped from a plane, and for which significant resources had been mobilized at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, was found and reunited with her mistress after nine days on the run, Air France announced on Thursday.
“After several days of intense research, we are delighted to confirm thatAmalka was found and returned to its owner.indicated the French company in a statement sent to AFP.
She escaped during flight unloading
On November 19, the dog managed to escape from her transport cage while being unloaded from a flight from Vienna taken by her owner, a tourist.
An “action plan”, including a gendarmerie drone, had been deployed across the entire first French airport platform, even leading to the closure of two runways Tuesday, without impact on air traffic.
The animal was finally found in the park of a neighboring townin Dammartin-en-Goële, according to The Parisianwhich broadcast a video of the reunion of the dog and her mistress.
“Both will be able to return to their final destination soon,” underlined Air France, which had taken care of the stay at the owner's airport.
The company “would like to thank all the teams mobilized for the research since the first day: Air France employees, volunteers, Paris Aéroport staff and the entire Paris CDG airport community.”
