The Airbus A321 had taxied as far as the runway on Sunday night when a passenger alerted cabin and crew that there was a dog on board and the plane turned back to the stand. The passenger had heard a squeaking noise from under a seat. The dog owner was occupying a window seat. The passenger next but one to her raised the alarm.
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BA staff questioned the woman, believed to be American, then after some discussion removed her, the dog and her luggage from the plane. One passenger said: "People are concerned about the security implications. How on earth did she manage to get a dog through security at Ben-Gurion?"
The captain announced that the woman had been removed after a dog was found in her bag. A British Airways spokesman said the passenger would have passed through all the relevant security and immigration points at Tel Aviv. She said: "We did not allow a female customer to travel on board our service from Tel Aviv to Heathrow after it was discovered, shortly after boarding, that she was carrying a small dog in her handbag."
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