For some reason the moderators closed this topic after just two days. Maybe they all hate cats.
However, I think the thread should be re-opened not just because I'm a cat-lover but because it has significance to airline operations. According to the newspaper story I read, the cat escaped from a pax's carry-on bag on a SN Brussels flight to Vienna and got onto the flight deck when the FA opened the door to serve food to the pilots. The cat then scratched the FO's arm. The pilot, "taking no chances", decided to return to Brussels and the 58 pax had to wait 2 hours for the next flight to VIE.
Surely this was an overreaction on the part of the captain. Or were his actions justified?
Rockhound
