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Belgium. After a Nice-Brussels Flight, She Finds Her Dead Cat in the Hold During the Trip

A bruxelloise found one of her inert cats in her cage after landing. She is awaiting explanations from the airline, which states that an investigation is under way.

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A bruxelloise found one of her inert cats in her cage after landing. She is awaiting explanations from the airline, which states that an investigation is under way.

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“His head was still warm, but his paws were cold. It was too late.” Aurélie Panneels (29) from Sint-Jans-Molenbeek in Brussels returned to Belgium with her cats Raja and Safir after three years in the south of France. However, after landing at Brussels Airport, she says she had to wait almost an hour before she got her animals back. Raja was lying limp in his transport cage. At the vet, nothing could be done to save him. “Why did I have to wait …

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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A woman from Brussels is asking airline Brussels Airlines for an explanation after her cat died during a flight. Raja - a hairless cat - took off from Nice at the end of October, but upon arrival in Zaventem, his owner was told to rush to the vet. Half a week later, Aurélie Panneels (29) is still in the dark. "Raja is not a piece of luggage."

·Brussels, Belgium
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A 29-year-old woman found one of her two dead cats in her transport cage on 30 October 2026, after a Nice-Brussels flight. Brussels Airlines opened an investigation to determine the...

A woman from Brussels is asking airline Brussels Airlines for clarification after her tomcat died during a flight.

Raja, Aurélie's cat, died in the hold on a Nice-Brussels flight. Brussels Airlines opens an investigation into this tragedy and its causes

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RTL Info broke the news on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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