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An investigation has been launched by airline officials after a pig managed to travel in first class on a flight in the US.
The 300lb pig sat alongside passengers on a US Airways flight from Philadelphia to Seattle after its owners convinced the airline the animal was a "therapeutic companion pet". An internal incident report said the owners claimed they had a doctor's note that required them to fly with the animal.
In a bizarre episode that rattled flight attendants and embarrassed airline officials, the pig was helped into the cabin of the Boeing 757 by four people and traveled with 200 other passengers on a six-hour flight across the country.
Pig flies first class in the US
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