A woman on a flight from Houston to Washington D.C. accused United Airlines of giving her first-class seat to Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and threatening to remove her off the plane for taking a photo of the congresswoman.
Jean-Marie Simon from Washington D.C. was preparing to board the last leg of her flight home from Bush International Airport on Monday, Dec. 18, when she was told she was not in the system, reported Chron.