There's a reason cats are said to have nine lives, and Mittens the Maine Coon probably agrees. After joining her family on a flight overseas, this world traveler accidentally racked up a lot of travel miles when she was overlooked in cargo and ended up taking three flights in total.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens clocked up some serious air miles this month after being left on an Air New Zealand flight and accidentally flown to Australia and back. Mittens’ owner, Margo Neas, described the events as “both distressing and unacceptable” after paying $1948 to have her feline flown to Australia.

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.

A New Zealand family's cat, Mittens, endured an unexpected 24-hour journey in a plane's cargo hold after being mistakenly left on board.

The Maine coon cat was travelling to Australia's Melbourne on a one-way ticket as the owner family moved base to the country from Christchurch in New Zealand.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental ... AP Photo/Rod McGuirk Mittens, aged eight, was traveling from Christchurch to Melbourne with Neas, and her son Jackson as they relocated ...

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.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental ... was booked for one-way travel with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand to their new home in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 13.

Mittens, 8, was only supposed to take a one-way flight from Christchurch to Melbourne. She ended up being airborne for over 10 hours.

Mittens, a Maine coon cat, became an unplanned jetsetter after being left in a plane's cargo hold, making three trips between New Zealand and Australia. The incident, due to a baggage handler's oversight,

A cat logged three flights in 24 hours after it was mistakenly left on a plane. Mittens, an eight-year-old Maine Coon, was aboard an Air New Zealand flight from Christchurch to Melbourne on Jan. 12. Owner Margo Neas waited for the feline to be unloaded from the cargo hold but three hours later,

A Maine coon cat named Mittens accidentally flew three times between New Zealand and Australia this month after her cage was mistakenly left in the plane’s cargo hold.