” the passenger got verbally abusive”
That significant fact was saved for later in the article. If it had been put in the headline, it would have saved me the trouble of reading the article.
“The dog got agitated” was not the reason why the passenger was removed. Lying through innuendo and omission is still lying.
You should hear from someone other than an airline spokesman before believing this. When they say an attendant asked him to control his dog, that says nothing about the tone of the “request,” or the actual words used. And “verbally abusive” can be code for “refused to accede to our demands.” Until we hear from other passengers who heard this conversation, I don’t trust the airline’s version.