Overview
- Video from the Las Vegas airport shows passenger Alexandra Compton arguing with Alaska Airlines staff after being refused boarding with two cats in a single carrier.
- Gate agents cited insufficient room for the animals, while the airline’s website says two similar-sized pets may share a carrier if no body parts protrude and they are not in distress.
- Compton says she has flown with both cats in one carrier before and later criticized the airline on social media.
- She says she was made to leave, then purchased a second carrier and an extra seat, rebooking onto a later flight at an additional cost of about $400.
- Reporters noted the story’s viral spread during peak holiday travel, and Alaska Airlines did not provide comment when asked.