Virginia airport TSA checkpoint X-ray machine accidentally scans traveler's pet: 'cat-astrophic mistake'

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Virginia airport TSA checkpoint X-ray machine accidentally scans traveler's pet: 'cat-astrophic mistake'
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Someone put a cat through the X-ray machine at the Norfolk International Airport TSA checkpoint in Virginia on Friday, prompting the agency to announce how to travel with pets.

A follower saw the spokesperson’s tweet and asked if the cat is OK, to which Farbstein replied,"Yep."were required to go through the TSA screening the proper way after the TSA agents saw the X-ray image.

A traveler passing through Norfolk International Airport in Virginia put their cat through the TSA checkpoint X-ray machine last Friday.TSA FINDS UNDECLARED 84 MM CALIBER WEAPON IN CHECKED LUGGAGE AT TEXAS AIRPORT She also tweeted a video posted to Instagram by the TSA about the proper way to travel with a pet through the TSA checkpoint, adding that travelers with cats can request it be screened in a private room, just in case the owner has an escape artist in their hands.

The Instagram video starts out with an image of the cat’s X-ray with the words,"Don’t do this," underneath.Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox

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