- Concerned passengers could be heard pleading for the men to calm down as they flew into the air in a fistfight
- The men were initially seen exchanging punches before one of the attackers launched a barrage of punches to the other man’s jawline.
- Both men were reportedly arrested upon arrival in Hawaii, with Southwest Airlines praising the calm response of staff and passengers
Shocking footage captured the moment two men had a nasty mid-air fistfight during a Southwest Airlines flight to Hawaii.
Passengers could be heard pleading with the men to calm down before one was led away from the brawl by another airman.
The flight, which took off from Oakland, California, was in the skies over the Pacific Ocean when the scuffle began, but completed its journey and avoided an emergency landing.
Both men were reportedly arrested after landing in Hawaii.
Shocking footage captured the moment two men got into a mid-air fistfight on a Southwest Airlines flight to Hawaii
It is unclear what sparked the fight, with the footage beginning with one of the men lightly punching the other in the face.
The blow was quickly responded to with a series of punches, some of which landed straight on the other man’s face.
After delivering a series of blows to the first man’s jawline, the irate passenger pauses for a moment as others grab his arms and urge him to stop.
As the passengers are gradually separated, one attacker can be heard telling the other to “come over here,” before a concerned-looking passenger told him, “It’s not worth it.”
“Take it easy, take it easy,” another passenger in the back of the plane could be heard saying.
The hostile situation was eventually calmed when a man in a blue hoodie stopped the man and ordered him to “just stop” as he took him to the back of the plane.
The men were initially seen exchanging punches before one of the attackers launched a barrage of punches to the other man’s jawline.
The hostile situation was eventually calmed when a man in a blue hoodie stopped the man and ordered him to “just stop” as he took him to the back of the plane.
Despite mid-flight arguments that often led to emergency landings, the pilot decided to continue to Kauai, where both men were reportedly being held.
Witnesses told Hawaii News Now that the fight broke out about an hour after leaving California.
‘I heard shouting, screaming and punching. I turned around and saw one man bleeding and then the other man being separated,” passenger Jim Wieder told the outlet.
“To be honest, I was a little nervous because we’re at 35,000 feet and you have two guys waving at each other, which doesn’t make any sense at all.”
Despite mid-flight arguments that often led to emergency landings, the pilot decided to proceed with landing on Kauai.
Both men were arrested upon arrival, although it is unclear if any charges have been filed.
Southwest Airlines said in a statement: “We commend our crew and customers for their professionalism in diffusing this situation.
“The flight landed safely at its planned destination and local authorities met the flight on arrival.”