Their partially sighted cat went missing on a flight. Weeks later they still don't know what happened to it

“We caught her, and took her to the vet, who closed [her missing eye] really well, but he said that her second eye was already turning white, and that when she was older and was ready to be neutered, it’d be better to fly her to Germany to an animal hospital, not just a“We saw her various times and saw that one of her eyes wasn’t there, and she was in a really bad condition,” says Kopp. ”

        Rodri swiftly became a much loved member of the family. She was so grateful and wanted to cuddle. ”



        

Checking the carriers, she realized it was partially sighted Rodri that was missing. Related article Airline loses passenger's dog at world's busiest airport

Gomes Kopp, who was traveling alone, made it to Athens without a problem. Related article Crete's Samaria Gorge: Europe's grand canyon

A spokesperson for Fraport Greece, which manages Chania airport, told CNN it had done everything it could within aviation regulations to locate Rodri and said the airline and the ground handling company, Goldair Handling, were responsible for the safe transport of live animals. Goldair said it had followed protocols in trying to find the cat. The Kopp family say that the CCTV does not show the cats being loaded onto the plane. For Kopp, the inability to explain what happened to the cat, points to wider and more troubling issues. ”

        Aegean has not offered a refund for Rodri’s ticket, or offered compensation. “It’s always the same – if they find the animals again it’s not because they do something, it’s because of luck,” says Kopp.