The TSA got in touch with the bag’s owner, who was boarding a Delta Airlines flight to Orlando. He then informed them that the cat belonged to someone else in his household. Unfortunately, the cat’s misadventures meant that the man had to miss his flight. But the cat made it back home and the man was able to rebook and make his flight the next day, Farbstein said.
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Pets can legally travel in the cargo hold of an airplane, though it’s mandated that they’re stored in a separate well-ventilated and rigid carrier. Even so, experts and airlines generally recommend that pets be kept close to your side as carry-on luggage since the cargo hold can be stressful and even life-threatening for a pet to experience.
As many a cat owner can tell you, though, cats will sneak into any cramped, warm space they can. And this wasn’t even the first feline trying to bum a free vacation this year either. In August, a local family in Maine detailed the story of their stowaway cat Delilah, who snuck onboard their camper just before they made a road trip to Wisconsin. Unlike the TSA cat, though, Delilah wasn’t found until after the family had already traveled 900 miles to Ohio, so she got to enjoy the entire rest of the trip and became a local celebrity to boot.