U.S. Airways Kicks Off Blind Man And His Guide Dog; Other Passengers Witnessing It De-plane In Protest

Photo Credit: Opposing Views In a show of solidarity, passengers on a U.S. Airways Express flight exited the plane because a flight attendant kicked a blind man and his guide dog off the flight.

Albert Rizzi, 49, a legally blind resident of Long Island, says he is considering legal action against the airline.

Rizzi told 1010 WINS that the flight attendant was angry that his guide dog Doxy wouldn’t stay underneath his seat. Rizzi said the flight from Philadelphia to Long Island’s MacArthur Airport was delayed and Doxy grew restless and agitated. She was curled up under Rizzi’s legs, but the flight attendant said that wasn’t enough. Doxy had to be “stowed under the seat.”

“I took offense to that,” Rizzi said. “My dog is not to be stowed, he’s not an inanimate object. This woman just did not want to understand that sitting on a plane for an hour and a half for any human is uncomfortable. The dog was just antsy and wanted to get comfortable.”

Rizzi, sitting on the back of plane, didn’t have room under his seat.

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