Blind Man and His Service Dog Kicked Off Plane

"A passenger who is blind says he and his service dog were kicked off a plane at Philadelphia International Airport after his dog left his seat," according to NBC's new affiliate in Philadelphia. "He wound up making the journey on the ground instead, joined by other passengers from the plane. The U.S. Airways plane was supposed to take off for Long Island MacArthur Airport around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday but the airline canceled the flight following the incident. Passenger Albert Rizzi, who is from Bellport, N.Y., says he boarded the plane with his service dog Doxology -- 'Doxy' for short -- around 8 p.m. The airline says its policy is that service dogs need to be kept close by the passenger, preferably at their feet." Read more. You can also find more about the story on the ABC affiliate at this site.

This has happened on a previous U.S. Airways flight.