An investigation has been launched after a bear managed to flee its crate within the cargo maintain of aeroplane. 

The animal needed to be sedated and the airplane's takeoff delayed so it might be faraway from the flight. A video has since emerged on social media of passengers being informed the plane was leaving an hour late.

An individual talking on the video could be heard saying passengers had been being disembarked from the airline. The flight finally left Dubai International Airport on its technique to Baghdad.

Iraqi Airlines, which was transporting the animal, has now denied it was chargeable for the escape. While the nation's prime minister has ordered an investigation.

The Telegraph says an Iraqi Airways official confirmed that the bear was being transported to the Iraqi capital. The official declined to disclose the identification of the animal’s proprietor.

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for worldwide journey, declined to remark.

Keeping predators similar to bears as pets has develop into standard amongst rich individuals in Iraq. The authorities have struggled to implement legal guidelines defending wild animals.