Stowaway cat Bob-bob survives plane ride to Orlando in suitcase

[Submariner]

http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/stowaway-cat-survives-plane-ride-in-suitcase/story-e6frfq80-1226473800127

I guess the lesson from this is make sure your fur baby is not knapping in your luggage when you close it.

Stowaway cat Bob-bob survives plane ride to Orlando in suitcase

WHEN a US woman packed her bags for a Disney holiday, her cat didn't want to stay behind.

Sometime on Monday, Bob-bob the cat found his way into Ethel Maze's suitcase, made it through screening at Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio and was loaded into a plane for a flight to Orlando, Florida.

The Orlando Sentinel reports the black cat popped out when Ms Maze unzipped her bag after checking into her hotel on Monday night. Maze, of Circleville, Ohio, says the 14-month-old cat was shaken but still purring. Ms Maze was part of a group of disabled veterans and volunteers making an annual trip to Orlando.

Mike Groleau, who handled the bags for the group, says he thought he saw the bag move, but loaded it along with the other bags heading to Orlando.

[Angry Dragon]

1. TSA on the job

I thought they x-rayed all bags and hand searched some??

[HopeHoops]

2. That's amazing. At 30,000 feet you're not only in low pressure but low oxygen.

AND it's COLD! I'm amazed it managed to live through that. Animal crates are stored in a more conditioned environment than baggage (barely, mind you).