Alaska Airlines doesn’t give in to purr-pressure — that’s what Alexandra Compton found out on a recent flight home for the holidays … and she told TMZ it might be because they’re dog people.

Alexandra — a 35-year-old bartender now known as ‘2 Cat Karen’ — got into a standoff with airline staff in Las Vegas when they refused to let her board with her 2 cats in the same carrier.

She tells TMZ … on December 21 she was travelling from Vegas to Portland to go back home for the holidays on a flight with her cats Phoenix and Blaze. According to Alexandra, the airline caused a fuss over the cats being in the same carrier, but she’s travelled with Alaska Airlines in the same carrier many times before.

“A man in charge came down from an office and didn’t even look at the cats,” Alexandra told us. “He made the decision I needed to book another seat and get another carrier or I couldn’t fly with them. Because he didn’t look at the cats, it made me think he was a dog person. It was giving he had a golden retriever at home.”

ICYMI … a viral video shows Alexandra melting down at the airport, saying, “You’re telling me I can’t go home for Christmas right now. You understand that? Do you understand that? I am about to start crying.”

We’re told Alexandra’s mom booked the flight for her unaware of any restrictions that could hinder her travel plans.

“I’ve traveled many years with these two fine cats,” she insisted.

Staff proposed it was probably with another airline.

Alexandra later took to Facebook, continuing her disappointment, writing, “F*** Alaska Airline their ‘policies’ and lack of customer service. I hope you all get coal for Christmas.”

The thing is — and you’re not going to believe this … she might be RIGHT!

According to the “Pets in Cabin” policy from the Alaska Airlines website, “Up to two pets of the same species and similar size may travel in the same carrier, provided no body parts protrude from the carrier and the animals are not in distress.”

In his first interview since being released from the same prison that houses Diddy, former NBA player Sebastian Telfair tells TMZ what it was like being locked up with the music mogul.

Telfair chatted with our cameraperson just hours after being released from FCI Fort Dix, revealing it was rough for him getting locked up after living such a successful life, but he “couldn’t imagine how Diddy felt.”

Still, Telfair says the Bad Boy cofounder is making the most of it and staying in good spirits.

He said, “Diddy’s holding it down. He’s doing what he gotta do. And where he’s at, they’re going to help him.”

LWD — livestreaming while driving — is why TikToker Tea Tyme is behind bars on Christmas Eve … nearly 2 months after she allegedly ran over a pedestrian, cops have her in custody.

Tea Tyme — or Tynesha McCarty-Wroten, IRL — was arrested Tuesday in Zion, IL and booked for 2 felonies … reckless homicide and aggravated use of communications resulting in death.

As that second count describes … cops say Tynesha was livestreaming Nov. 3 in the suburb north of Chicago while she was driving, and ran into 59-year-old Darren Lucas as he walked across an intersection.

On her stream, you could clearly hear a thud, and then she said, “F***, f***, f***, I just hit somebody.” You could also hear a child in the car ask what happened … and then the stream cut off.

Cops say Tynesha called 911 and remained at the scene to speak to cops. Darren was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.