Utah couple kicked off United flight to their own wedding

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) - A Utah man and his fiancée were reportedly kicked off an international United Airlines flight on Saturday while traveling for their own wedding.

Michael Hohl told 2News he and Amber Maxwell were traveling from Houston to Costa Rica, en route to their April 16 wedding. Hohl said when they sat down, the crew informed them they were in the wrong seats and moved them to the correct seats.

Shortly before Flight 1737 was scheduled to take off, Hohl said the crew asked the pair to disembark the plane.

Hohl said he and Maxwell complied because of a recent video that showed a United passenger being dragged off a flight. Dr. David Dao suffered a concussion and broken nose and was reportedly removed to make room for a United employee.

After the couple got off the plane, United representatives reportedly told Hohl the pilot requested he and Maxwell be removed from the plane because they were behaving in a "disorderly" fashion.

Hohl said he told United he and Maxwell were compliant.

In an emailed response from United, a representative said Hohl and Maxwell "repeatedly attempted to sit in upgraded seating which they did not purchase and they would not follow crew instructions to return to their assigned seats."

Hohl told 2News United rescheduled their flight for Sunday morning, the day of the wedding, and gave them "inconsistent promises about hotels and transportation to hotels."

United confirmed it had "rebooked them on flights tomorrow."

United has faced recent criticism for the way it handled Dao's removal. The airline recently announced it would change its policy after a video of the passenger being violently removed went viral, promising it would make sure crews traveling on an aircraft are booked into seats at least 60 minutes before departure.

This is a developing story and 2News will continue to update it as more information becomes available.