“Two cat Karen” is trying to get home to Oregon “for Christmas” but her plans are foiled. She’s checking in with Alaska Airlines, has two cats with her and they weren’t on the reservation. Check-in counter staff offer her a solution, but she doesn’t like it.
She’s trying to take two cats in the cabin, in one soft-sided underseat carrier. She wants to just pay at the airport like she has “for many years.” I have to give her credit for not claiming these are service animals!
But the Alaska staff are enforcing a policy that the pets must have enough room and full range of motion, and be able to travel comfortably in the carrier. And these two larger cats in one carrier fails that standard.
It's hard to believe people actually act like this irl pic.twitter.com/y64G6y4tSA
— Ichigo Niggasake (@SomaKazima2) December 22, 2025
How does this get solved?
- Employees tell the woman that the “fix” would be another carrier and paying separately.
- The woman immediately asks the obvious operational constraint: where does the second carrier go?
- And she’s told – under another seat, that she’d have to pay for.
Ultimately, this is on the passenger and not the airline. She didn’t confirm pet requirements, didn’t detail her plans to the airline and have that added to the reservation, and then demands a Christmas exception. I think my favorite comment in social media comes down to “you’re not special because it’s Christmas.” The airline has rules about the treatment of animals and she wants a lower standard of treatment for hers for Christmas is an odd approach.
“Home to Oregon” – that explains it all, another entitled liberal…
If you’re seeking a fun New Year’s celebration in the land of sun and sand, consider a premium Delta flight to HNL.
I don’t remember her in any of the Christmas stories I grew up with. The check in agents have been very patient with her. Solution: listen to the agents, follow what they say and both cats will fly.
I used to have 2 large cats (17 and 19 lb Maine Coons) and I couldn’t find a carrier that could fit one of them and fit under the seat. When I relocated from Florida to California, I had to check the cats (fortunately, it was winter time and a direct flight), but when I moved back to Florida, it was July and I couldn’t check the cats. As a result, we had to drive across the country with those two vocal cats.
@David R Miller
Absolutely correct and guys stay away from liberal cat ranchers.
I must say she is acting quite the “cat lady” … LOL
Why wasnt she reported to animal control services for animal cruelty….