The amusing moment was captured by a passenger, who
uploaded it onto YouTube yesterday with the caption: “Cat got loose on my Delta
flight this morning. Flight attendant did not like cats, haha.”
The clip quickly went viral, attracting more than 30,000
views in less than 24 hours.
During the 83-second video, as the tortoiseshell cat
approaches the flight attendant, she is heard telling the animal: “Sit right
there, don't move.”
The cheeky cat fails to obey her orders, leading her to call
someone to inform them that “there is a cat in the galley.”
Over the plane's tannoy system, she then says: “Whoever's
cat this is please come and... wake them up if you see them with the cat
carrier, I need them to come and get their pet.”
It is not known where the flight was traveling to and from,
but the airlines does allow cats to travel in a number of ways - including as
carry-on baggage, as checked baggage and shipped as cargo.
Delta Air Lines permit cats to travel alongside their
owners in the cabin for a one-way fee, dependent on the destination.
However, the airline regulations insist the pet must remain
inside a kennel with the door secured while in the boarding area, the Delta
airport lounge and while on board the aircraft.
The Delta website adds: “We offer several options to get
your pet to your destination, and we treat our four-legged friends with the
same attention and courtesy our human passengers expect.”
Delta Airlines could not be immediately reached for
comment.
