Please join us on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/bangkokpostlearningCelebrity's giant rabbit dies on United Airlines flightLondon, April 26, 2017, AFP – United Airlines was under fire again Wednesday after a huge rabbit named Simon died while hopping over from London to Chicago, where he was due to be picked up by a celebrity buyer. The incident comes less than three weeks after United Airlines drew global outrage for forcefully dragging a passenger off an overbooked flight. United Airlines said it was "saddened" to hear the news of Simon's death. Figures from the US Department of Transportation show that 35 animals died in air transit in 2015, across the country's 17 main carriers. United Airlines account for nine of those deaths, the highest of all the carriers.

Source: Bangkok Post April 27, 2017 01:30 UTC