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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Olivia Hebert

American Airlines passenger claims girlfriend was kicked out of first-class seat

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An American Airlines passenger has claimed his girlfriend was “kicked out” of first class so that an off-duty pilot could reportedly take her seat on an Embraer E-175 regional jet flight.

In a viral X post, former passenger Jake Williams wrote that, although a gate agent had upgraded the couple to first class, they were later told that his girlfriend’s seat was broken and that they had no choice but to move her “to the back”.

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