I flew across the US (Washington state to NC) with my cat in a carry-on travel box under the seat in front of me. He was tranquilized with Valium for the flight and did fine (I could have used some myself) - slept the entire flight - even with the flight attendants asking to see him.
The only hitch in the trip was passing through Atlanta air port - the security folk wanted me to open the box to make sure the cat wasn't wearing an explosive vest. I pointed to the expanse of the airport and refused .... they eventually shone a flashlight through the slits and agreed it was a sleeping cat. They were too dumb/tired/apathetic to suggest we move to a private room and open the box.
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