A man smuggled its a little too thick cat aboard an Aeroflot flight, and it now comes to cost him dearly.
Extra Magazine has previously written about Mikhail Galin, who managed to smuggle his overweight cats aboard in the cabin, after it had been rejected because of its weight.
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An animal shall not weigh more than eight pounds, if it be in the cabin on the flight. By replacing the cat Viktor with a smaller and lighter cat at the chek-in, and then swap back after, succeeded Mikhail Galin to get his cat with.
He laid subsequent to his cunning plan on Facebook, and it went ago viral.
the Airline Aeroflot, however, was not enthusiastic. A spokesperson from the Aeroflot said to NBC News, that they through their own investigation has found that Mikhail Galin has violated several of the airline’s rules for the transport of animals.
– In connection with several violations carried out deliberately against our regulations, have Aeroflot decided to exclude this passages from our Aeroflot Bonus loyalty program. All the miles that he has achieved, will be deleted, says the spokesperson to NBC News.
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Mikhail Galin tells NBC News that he had 370.000 so-called miles, when Aeroflot decided to delete them.
It is difficult to say exactly how much the miles are worth. But for instance, you can buy a night at a three-star hotel for two people in Berlin for about 15,000 miles.
– the Law is harsh but it is the law, says Mikhael Galin and accept his punishment.
– I violated the rules, and the airline has every right to act on it, says Mikhail Galin to NBC News.
