O n Tuesday, November 26th, 2024, a runaway dog successfully escaped an aircraft at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG), requiring officials to shut down multiple runways as an

Amalka, the dog who escaped at Paris airport, is reunited with her owner after a nine-day search involving runway closures and drone operations.

A dog whose escape from a plane caused the closure of two runways at France's biggest airport has been reunited with its owner after nine days at large.

The dog, Amalka, vanished during a layover in Paris while traveling with her owner, Croatian tourist Misa. They had flown in from Vienna and were en route to Dallas. Amalka managed to slip out of her crate after the flight landed, possibly due to a faulty latch that loosened during mid-flight turbulence, according to Air France.

Frantic search at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport after a pup escaped from her crate, prompting runway closures and drone use.

Two runways were closed at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport Tuesday as officials tried to capture a dog a week after it escaped from an aircraft, Air France and airport sources said.

The door of Amalka’s crate had likely become loose during mid-flight turbulence and opened during unloading. View on euronews