81-year-old woman stranded in Puerto Rico after airline won’t allow her to fly with pet parrot

SAN JUAN (ABC) — An 81-year-old woman went through a travel nightmare after she went to visit her family in Puerto Rico.

Maria Fraterrigo took her pet parrot in a cage to Puerto Rico with her. But now that she wants to come back to New York City on the same airline that flew her there, won’t let the parrot fly home with her.

She said her service animal, Plucky, have been inseparable for more than two decades since the parrot was born…

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