INTERNATIONAL NEWS - United Airlines has accepted "full responsibility" for a dog's in-flight death after a flight attendant put the pet in the overhead locker.
"This was a tragic accident that should never have happened," the airline said.
The French bulldog died during a flight from Houston to New York on Monday.
Witnesses said the flight attendant had asked one of the passengers to put her airline-approved pet carrier in the locker. The attendant later said she did not know the dog was in the bag.
"We assume full responsibility for this tragedy and express our deepest condolences to the family and are committed to supporting them," the US airline said in a statement.
"We are thoroughly investigating what occurred to prevent this from ever happening again. Pets should never be placed in the overhead bin," the statement added.
Passenger Maggie Gremminger, who said she was sitting behind the woman with the dog, gave her account of what happened.
Dog dies in overhead locker on United Airlines plane
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