WATCH: Bougie cat ditches economy for first-class luxury on a flight

A cat has stunned travellers and netizens alike with its preference for living the soft life.

In a video that has since gone viral, a traveller took to TikTok to share how a cat they were flying with escaped economy class and ran to sit in first class.

Amused by the cat, Nalah Symone shared a video of a flight attendant trying to coax the cat from under a seat in first class.

Symone revealed that she was on a nighttime Delta Airlines flight travelling from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S.

The video, titled ‘My Delta spirit animal refuses to sit in coach’, features Symone expressing her disbelief at the cat's antics.

“Please tell me why, I’m on a red-eye flight from Vegas to Atlanta and as soon as we take off and everybody is locked in, this cat escapes her owner way in the back and strolls down the aisle and goes to first class, where she knows she belongs and posts up under the seats,” said an amused Symone.

“They’ve been negotiating and begging this cat to come out,” she added, highlighting the amusing struggle between the flight crew and the feline.

In the video, a flight attendant is seen crouched down, trying to remove the cat from under a passenger’s seat.

After some effort, the flight attendant finally managed to get the spoiled cat out from under the seat and returned it to its owner.

Symone’s hilarious video has reached over half a million views on TikTok, and netizens have shared their thoughts on the situation.

User @1layannita commented, “The cat is allergic to struggle and poverty.”

Another user, @delta, joked, “An upgraded seat? don’t mind if I do 🤭😂.”

User @critterjune shared a similar experience, saying, “My cat broke out of his carrier on a flight from Germany to the US and took off toward the back of the plane. It took 5 Marines to help me catch him, and I’m not sure who had more fun - my cat or the Marines.”

Meanwhile, @ashleypg511 added, “just let her be bougie, she isn't hurting anybody 😂.”