Bear causes chaos on flight after getting loose in cargo hold

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iraq’s Prime Minister has ordered an official investigation after a bear escaped its cage in the cargo hold on an Iraqi Airlines flight. The country’s airline denied any blame for the bear getting loose – though it later apologised for the incident – on the 4 August service from Baghdad to Dubai. The animal was discovered as ground staff at Dubai International airport prepared to unload the plane’s cargo. Another video on social media shows the plane’s captain apologising to passengers for Friday’s takeoff delay because of the bear’s escape from its crate in the cargo hold.