A one-eyed cat escaped during a Delta flight and wandered around the airplane, winning the internet's heart in a viral TikTok

• A TikTok video of a cat on the loose on a Delta flight has over 9.1 million views.
• A flight attendant in the video asks people to check if "your cat is not in your bag."

The cat's out of the bag — literally, in this TikTok video that shows one on the loose on board a recent Delta flight.

The video has 9.1 million views since it was posted on Wednesday by Madison Flores (@diet.bean). The 13-second clip shows a one-eyed ginger cat slinking around the cabin in what looks like the galley area, perhaps in search of a snack.

Off camera, a flight attendant with a sense of humor can be heard asking passengers to check if "your cat is not in your bag."

Insider was unable to reach Flores for comment, but the TikToker name-dropped Delta Air Lines in a hashtag used on the video. A Delta representative seemingly confirmed that the cat was traveling with the airline, telling Insider (in a statement sent minutes after I wrote my lede): "The cat's out of the bag."

"Everyone — including our feline friends — are required to remain seated while the aircraft is taxiing for takeoff," the representative added. "While our four-legged friend's fun was short-lived, it now knows even the hippest of cats must remain in their carrier stowed under the seat in front of their owner."

The Delta representative said they couldn't provide any other details regarding the cat's owner, or the date of the flight and its origin or destination — though Flores tagged the location of the video as Denver, Colorado.

Someone in the comments wrote that this happened on their flight to Denver "a little over a month ago," and asked: "could it be the same instance?? We were laughing so hard at the commentary," adding that the flight occurred sometime in May.

It's also unclear whether the cat was permitted on the flight in the first place, though it's possible the pet was allowed on board as an emotional support animal.

Cat lovers lit up the comments

While the cat broke some important in-flight rules, they've unsurprisingly won the internet's affection.

"I love him," one person wrote, while another gushed that "he's so precious."

"Honestly allowing cats to freely roam an airplane would make the flight so much more enjoyable," another commenter wrote, making a strong case to let felines free.

A few comments speculated that the pet in the video was already famous: Fred, a ginger cat with dementia who made headlines in 2022 when he turned up at his old house, as Newsweek reported at the time.

Of course, unlike Fred, this ginger cat has one eye, as other TikTokers were quick to point out.

"Not me fully checking my purse under the seat unsure if I accidentally packed a one eyed cat," one person commented.

"He's just keeping an eye out for trouble," another wrote.