Delta loses woman’s dog at Atlanta airport: ‘Nobody knew where she was’

A lady has claimed that Delta Air Traces workers allegedly misplaced her dog. Now, she’s taken to social media in a determined bid to seek out her lacking pup.

Former passenger Paula Rodriguez has claimed that Delta workers allegedly misplaced her dog, Maia, final Friday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport in Georgia.

Rodriguez was reportedly flying in from the Dominican Republic when she was denied entry to america by US Border Management officers. In an interview with Atlanta News First, Rodriguez defined: “They advised me very kindly, ‘We’re so sorry however you don’t meet the necessities to enter the US. You’ve been denied entry, and it’s essential be despatched again dwelling to Santo Domingo.”

Rodriguez added: “They advised me, ‘You’re going to need to sleep in a detention centre, and your dog can’t include you.’”

After spending an evening in a detention centre separated from her beloved pet, Rodriguez was set to take a flight again dwelling on Saturday morning. However when she was ready to board her flight, her dog was reportedly nowhere to be discovered. Rodriguez mentioned that she was in tears as she advised border officers that she wouldn’t board with out her dog, however they allegedly knowledgeable Rodriguez that by regulation, they couldn’t have her within the airport for “greater than 24 hours”.

When she arrived within the Dominican Republic, Rodriguez defined that she tried to get solutions from Delta officers. “I began making calls, I began making claims, no one knew where she was,” Rodriguez advised Atlanta Information First.

Rodriguez revealed that she had lastly heard again from a Delta consultant the next Monday, however they advised her that Maia had “damaged out of her kennel” and was reportedly lacking since Saturday. “After that, Delta hasn’t referred to as me as soon as or emailed me in regards to the whereabouts of my dog,” Rodriguez claimed.

She additionally knowledgeable the Atlanta-based outlet that she had rescued Maia from the streets and she’s “had her since she’s been one month previous.”

Andrew Gobeil, the senior director of communications for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport, defined to Atlanta Information First: “ATL’s operations groups conduct runway and airfield inspections all through the day. Right now they haven’t encountered the dog, however will proceed to stay vigilant ought to she seem. If she is seen, ATL’s workers will try to seize her and return her to the airline and her proprietor.”

In the meantime, representatives from Delta Air Traces have advised Atlanta Information First that they continue to be devoted to discovering the dog. Nonetheless, the corporate denies Rodriguez’s claims that they haven’t been involved together with her since she misplaced her dog.

“Delta groups have been working to find and reunite this pet with the client and we stay in contact with the client to offer updates,” a Delta consultant mentioned. “Delta folks really feel deeply involved for the client and the dog and we’re dedicated to ongoing search efforts, working carefully with the Metropolis of Atlanta Division of Aviation and different stakeholders.”

The Impartial has contacted Delta and Rodriguez for remark.