A coughing fit leads to a fist fight on a transatlantic flight. Three flight attendants had to break up the argument between several men themselves.
According to CNN reports, a fist fight broke out between two passengers on an Eva-Air flight from Taipei to San Francisco. The argument was apparently triggered by a coughing fit.
As CNN further reports, the altercation began when a passenger started coughing. The person sitting next to him, apparently disturbed by this, decided to change his seat. However, he chose a seat that was already occupied by another passenger. This led to a dispute between the two men, which ultimately resulted in a physical fight.
EVA Air flight number BR08 was about three hours into the 12-hour flight from Taipei to San Francisco at the time, Channel News Asia reported. In a video posted on
Three female flight attendants intervened in the argument and were able to defuse the situation after a short time, the news portal reports. They received support from other passengers. The men finally calmed down and were placed in separate places. This did not affect the course of the flight and the plane was able to land in San Francisco as scheduled.
After arriving in San Francisco, the two arguing passengers were taken in for questioning by police. In a statement to Channel News Asia, Taiwanese airline EVA Air referred to its “zero tolerance policy for disruptive passenger behavior” and said it would reward flight attendants appropriately for their courage.
A similar altercation recently occurred during a flight from Mexico to Seattle. Because her child woke her up, a mother from California is said to have become violent, hitting her child on the plane and “shaking her like a doll.” In this case too, the passengers intervened and tried to protect the child.
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