Blind woman and service dog kicked off American Airlines flight

After requesting a different seat, Sue Martin, who is blind, and her service dog were kicked off of an American Airlines flight. She said the pilot claimed she was a "danger to the flight." A resident of Franklin, Martin has had her seeing eye dog, Quan for the past year. She depends on him to navigate through her daily life. Martin had never run into an incident like this before her most recent trip to San Diego. There were several connecting flights, all of which went smoothly until her connector flight from Washington, D.C., to Dallas. She requested a different seat on the aircraft after she saw it would not accommodate her service dog. "There was not enough room for a 75-pound dog and three adult humans," Martin said. The two were asked to step off of the plan after several requests were made to change seats. "The man said, 'You have to leave the plane.' I asked him why and he said the crew had decided I was a danger to the flight," Martin said. "I've never had anything happen like this before."<br/>