Eva, a one-year-old mixed-breed cat, has become the first pet passenger to land at Kochi International Airport, Kerala, after it acquired the Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) certification recently.

Eva arrived on Air India flight AI 954 from Doha, landing at 10:17 am on Thursday, November 28.

She belongs to K A Ramachandran, who has moved back to Kerala after living 34 years in Qatar.