A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

After being accidentally missed by baggage handlers and left on a plane, a cat mistakenly made three trips between New Zealand and Australia in 24 hours

Mittens, 8, was booked for one-way travel with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand to their new home in Melbourne, on January 13. But owner Margo Neas said that as she waited for Mittens to be unloaded from the plane's freight area, three hours passed with no sign of the cat.