A woman flying with her support pig was given her marching orders after the havoc-wreaking hog began annoying passengers by walking up and down the aisles.
After attempts to strap the barnyard animal to an armrest failed the woman was told to take her pig and take a hike.
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One shocked traveler said the brown swine looked around 70-80 pounds as it was tossed over the unidentified woman’s shoulder and hauled off the flight.
Others initially thought it was a duffel bag – but were given the shock of their lives when it began oinking on board the US Airways flight out of Connecticut. University professor Jonathan Skolnik told ABC: “It turns out it wasn’t a duffel bag. We could smell it and it was a pig on a leash. “She tethered it to the armrest next to me and started to deal with her stuff, but the pig was walking back and forth. “I was terrified, because I was thinking I’m gonna be on the plane with the pig.” source
Flight staff were eventually forced to order the pig off the flight when it became too disruptive.
American Airlines, the parent company of US Airways, confirmed it was taken on board as an emotional support animal.