Pilot redirects flight and saves dog's life

2015

This pilot is a hero

A similar Air Canada plane landed in Frankfurt
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- and not because he has saved quite a few lives, but that of a dog! And because the life of the French Bulldog Simba was as important to him as that of a normal passenger, the pilot of an Air Canada plane landed in Frankfurt.

Flight ACO85 was on its way from Tel Aviv to Toronto when suddenly the heater in the cargo hold failed . The pilot notices that Simba is in the hold, an Air Canada spokesman said. It quickly becomes clear to the pilot that the dog is at risk of death at low temperatures. Therefore, he decided to change the route and to land in Frankfurt between.

Since the owner of Simba German, the two could change from there. Nothing happened to Simba . "My dog is like my kid, he's everything for me, " said Simba's owner after the landing.

After the flight crew had declared the stopover and the passengers realized that Simba was in mortal danger, there was great support for the stopover. The delay was also limited. About 75 minutes later than scheduled, the plane arrived in Toronto.