Woman removed from flight due to 'emotional support' squirrel

Wednesday, October 10, 2018
ORLANDO, Florida -- Frontier Airlines said a woman had to be escorted off a flight bound for Cleveland Tuesday night due to a squirrel.

Frontier said a passenger boarded Flight 1612 in Orlando, saying the squirrel was an emotional support animal.
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The airline said the woman said she was bringing an emotional support animal on the flight, but there wasn't anything saying that it was a squirrel.

Frontier said "rodents, including squirrels are not allowed" on its flights.
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When the woman was told about the policy, she reportedly refused to get off the plane.

Police were called and escorted the woman off the plane.

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