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Woman fakes illness to get bigger seat on flight
Helen Coffey 3.12.2019
A woman who pretended to have health issues during a flight in order to get a bigger seat caused the pilot to make an emergency diversion. The unidentified passenger was flying from Pensacola, Florida, to Miami on American Eagle flight 3508 when she claimed to have trouble breathing, Pensacola police told NBC News.
However, the plan quickly backfired, as the pilot decided to turn the flight back around. All flyers had to evacuate after the woman refused to get off, but eventually authorities convinced her to deplane.
She later admitted she had made up the medical problem to get a bigger seat, Pensacola police public information officer Mike Wood said. “The passenger was subsequently removed by law enforcement and medical personnel,”American Airlines said. It said the plane took off after almost an hour.
The woman is currently being held in custody under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows people with mental illnesses to be held involuntarily for up to 72 hours if it’s believed they’re at risk of suffering from neglect or of harming themselves or others. No charges have yet been filed. THE INDEPENDENT
Woman fakes illness to get bigger seat on flight
Helen Coffey 3.12.2019
A woman who pretended to have health issues during a flight in order to get a bigger seat caused the pilot to make an emergency diversion. The unidentified passenger was flying from Pensacola, Florida, to Miami on American Eagle flight 3508 when she claimed to have trouble breathing, Pensacola police told NBC News.
However, the plan quickly backfired, as the pilot decided to turn the flight back around. All flyers had to evacuate after the woman refused to get off, but eventually authorities convinced her to deplane.
She later admitted she had made up the medical problem to get a bigger seat, Pensacola police public information officer Mike Wood said. “The passenger was subsequently removed by law enforcement and medical personnel,”American Airlines said. It said the plane took off after almost an hour.
The woman is currently being held in custody under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows people with mental illnesses to be held involuntarily for up to 72 hours if it’s believed they’re at risk of suffering from neglect or of harming themselves or others. No charges have yet been filed. THE INDEPENDENT
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