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A cat snuck into a Delta passenger’s suitcase and was found by TSA in an X-ray
A cat snuck into a Delta passenger’s suitcase and was found by TSA in an X-ray
At JFK Airport, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee was astonished to discover something strange-and alive in a man’s suitcase.
On November 16, TSA agents spotted a cat’s outline in an X-ray image taken while screening a traveler’s bag. After the luggage had gone through the X-ray machine at JFK Airport, “a @TSA officer was astonished to find an orange cat inside a checked bag,” Farbstein wrote in a tweet on November 22.
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The stowaway cat, according to Farbstein’s post, belonged to another member of the passenger’s household and was “safely back home.” The cat’s rust-colored fur could be seen poking out from the suitcase’s zipper in a photo that Farbstein tweeted.
A @TSA officer was shocked to find an orange cat inside a checked bag at @JFKairport after it went through the X-ray unit. Traveler said the cat belonged to someone else in his household. On the bright side, the cat’s out of the bag and safely back home. pic.twitter.com/5XZVJLaZNm
— Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) November 22, 2022
TSA agents then contacted Delta, the airline on which the person was scheduled to fly, according to Farbstein in the Washington Post report. The passenger was bound for Orlando, Florida.
Through November 23, the TSA shared several photographs of the incident on Twitter. One X-ray imaging clearly showed a glowing red outline of the cat, as well as numerous of the passenger’s items, including wine glasses and bottles, as well as flip flops. Another image showed the agent opening the suitcase, which had the cat curled up inside.
We’re letting the cat out of the bag on a hiss-toric find. This CATch had our baggage screening officers @JFKairport saying, “Come on meow”! Feline like you have travel questions reach out to our furiends @AskTSA. They’re available every day, from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. (ET). pic.twitter.com/LpIkLbAgzC
— TSA (@TSA) November 22, 2022
The official TSA website states that animals shouldn’t be sent through the screening process’ X-ray tunnel.
