Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how a bear escaped from its crate aboard an Iraqi plane because it was attributable to depart from Dubai airport, leaving passengers disgruntled over the delay and inflicting a stir on social media.
Keeping predatory animals as pets in Iraq – particularly in Baghdad – has change into well-liked among the many rich.(Reuters)
Iraqi Airways stated Saturday it wasn’t guilty for the bear’s escape and that the plane’s crew labored with authorities within the United Arab Emirates which dispatched specialists to sedate the animal and take away it from the airplane.
A video clip circulating on social media confirmed the airplane’s captain apologizing to passengers for Friday’s takeoff delay due to the bear’s escape from its crate within the cargo maintain.
Iraqi Airways stated procedures to move the bear had been carried out in accordance with the regulation and with procedures and requirements permitted by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The airline stated the bear was being flown from Baghdad to Dubai. But an individual talking on the video clip making the social media rounds recommended in any other case, saying that the plane was an hour late for its journey to the Baghdad and that passengers had been being requested to disembark till the difficulty was resolved.
Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for worldwide journey, declined to remark.
An Iraqi Airways official confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday that the bear was, in truth, being transported to the Iraqi capital. The official, who spoke on situation of anonymity as a result of he isn’t licensed to talk about the matter publicly, declined to call the animal’s proprietor.
Keeping predatory animals as pets in Iraq – particularly in Baghdad – has change into well-liked among the many rich.
Authorities have struggled to implement authorized provisions to guard wild animals. Baghdad’s police has beforehand referred to as on residents to help authorities in stopping such animals from being let free on the town’s streets or ending up as unique meals in restaurant by reporting such instances.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
