Florida flight forced to return after passenger faked illness for better seat
A flight was forced to return to Pensacola in Florida after a passenger faked a medical condition to get a better seat.
When the Miami flight landed, the woman refused to get off, said Mike Wood, a spokesman with the Pensacola Police Department.
Officers were called and all other passengers were evacuated from the aircraft.
The woman was eventually persuaded to leave and was then detained for a psychiatric evaluation.
"When we got on the ground, we figured out she was faking a medical condition in order to get a better seat," Wood said.
The flight took off again about two hours later.
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