Airline Lands Plane After Woman Fakes Illness to Get Better Seat

Airline Lands Plane After Woman Fakes Illness to Get Better Seat
In this April 24, 2019, photo, American Airlines aircraft are shown parked at their gates at Miami International Airport in Miami. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File
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A woman was escorted off an aircraft and into Florida Police custody after she faked having an illness in an attempt to get a better seat on the plane on the morning of Nov. 29, according to multiple reports.

The woman was aboard an American Eagle flight that traveled from Pensacola to Miami at the time of the incident, and within an hour of take off the aircraft turned around and headed back to Pensacola in order assist the woman who claimed to have a medical issues, according to CTV News.