Teacher 'was evicted from first class United seat so that airline could give it to US Congresswoman who ''always does it'' and was threatened by staff when she complained'
A school teacher from Washington, DC is accusing United Airlines of evicting her from her first-class seat and giving it to a Democratic congresswoman
Jean-Marie Simon, 63, was flying home on December 18, having boarded a flight from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston bound for the capital
When she boarded the final flight of her trip home on December 18, she was told by the gate attendant that her ticket was not in the system
Simon was then told that the seat she had purchased, 1A, was taken
She was compensated with a $500 voucher and another ticket in Economy Plus
Upon boarding the plane, Simon noticed that her seat was taken by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, the congresswoman from Houston
The airline denies that it gave Jackson Lee preferential treatment, saying that Simon had canceled her ticket
Simon, who denied the airline's claim that she canceled her ticket, boarded the plane and snapped a photo of Jackson Lee sitting in the seat she had purchased
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