John Travolta’s two dogs killed at airport

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on Tuesday May 18th, 2010 at 09:08 AM - View Original

John Travolta’s two family dogs were killed after being struck by an airport service vehicle at Maine’s Bangor International Airport.

Both dogs were being walked on leashes while Travolta’s jet was parked on an airport tarmac for refueling.

In a statement released to the Bangor Daily News, city officials said, “An airport service pickup truck was approaching the airplane to service the airplane and did not see the dogs. Unfortunately, the dogs were struck and killed. The airport is investigating the accident. Out of respect for the family’s privacy the city will make no further comment.”

The death of the two dogs comes a little more than a year after Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, lost their son, Jett, who died after suffering from a seizure while vacationing with them in the Bahamas.

Travolta is a licensed pilot and owns a home in Islesboro, a small coastal town in Maine. It was unclear who was on the plane or if Travolta was in the cockpit, CBS News reported.

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	I am so sad for them. I don't know what I would do if anything happened to Blue. almost 2 years ago by susie6543
	whoever was driving that service vehicle is a complete and total moron. How do you not see 2 leashed dogs attached to a human being walking them? And what the hell are you doin driving so damn fast that you can't slow down or swerve to avoid hitting something. Its not like they were crossing a six lane highway with oncoming traffic surrounding you for God's sake, its a tarmac, with plenty of room to swerve out of the way. I hope whoever it was gets there just rewards. All i can think of is that poor litle girl who went through loosing her brother and now her beloved pets too. almost 2 years ago by New User
	I was reading this blog to try to figure out how long to wait to get a companion dog for our toy fox terrier. Unfortunately his brother was run over by a truck last night. I stumbled on the Travolta article and my heart goes out to them. I know how it feels and it is not good. RIP Mickey, almost 2 years ago by riccis3
	OK. If the dogs were hit and killed, what happened to the person holding the lease? If the vehicle could not see the dogs, then how did he miss the person too? This is odd, but mostly it is sad to loose your pets that way. Unbelievable! almost 2 years ago by rontra7027