In the United States, a dispute escalated during a flight, a passenger filmed the incident. Three people were thrown out of the plane.
Munich/Trenton – Trouble over the clouds: During a flight between New Jersey and Atlanta, a couple argued so strongly with a flight attendant that the dispute escalated. And in the end, several people had to leave the plane. The incident was filmed by a passenger and posted on the Internet, where the video went viral with over seven million clicks. The public is fascinated by several scenarios that took place on the flight within the USA.
But first things first: A passenger posted several short videos on TikTok that show an escalating argument in a crowded plane one after the other. She explained that a couple had probably started discussing with a flight attendant because of a problem with their seats. It was apparently too much for the staff. "The pilot made a complete U-turn to expel the couple from the plane," wrote the TikToker, who observed the conflict up close. Because of the discussion and the subsequent U-turn, the plane had already been an hour late, and tempers were heated accordingly. On a flight in Paris, two pilots are said to have recently beaten each other.
Passengers argue during a flight: Pilot makes a U-turn and throws couples out of the plane
In the course of the conflict, a strange passenger is said to have interfered with the couple's problem without being asked and discussed with them. The female part of the couple burst the collar, as can be seen in the video. "Take care of your own problems," she repeatedly urges the blonde passenger a few rows behind her. "Why do you keep interfering? They've been agitating against us all along." Afterwards you can see how the airport staff asks the couple to get off and accompanies them outside.
But this apparently did not clarify the tense situation. The passenger also films how the other passengers are now discussing loudly with each other. An annoyed father turns to the blonde woman and says: "You're calming down now, too. We have children on board. Otherwise, you're welcome to leave." Conflict situations arise again and again during flights. For example, a young woman recently did not want to give up her seating plan for a mother and her son.
Dispute in plane escalates: Passengers vote by show of hands and throw out a third person
As a result, several passengers swing up in the conflict and reproach each other, until suddenly another man implements the idea of the first passenger. "If you want this woman to leave the plane as well, raise your hand now. I don't even mean it for fun. Raise your hand if you want lady out of the plane." Many raise their hands. Subsequently, all that remains is how the woman actually takes her carry-on luggage and walks cursing, apparently only a few minutes after the couple.
The incident raised questions, including among other passengers. "I wonder how regular people here can throw others off the plane. Where are the police?" asks a lady in the video while still on the plane, but she doesn't get an answer. The flight crew is also keeping a low profile in the video.
The TikToker herself does not report anything about a police operation on site. According to her own statement, she flew with the airline Frontier, but the information cannot be officially confirmed. In the comments, many users can laugh at the incident. "Can we turn this into a TV series?" asks one user, for example. "The vote on the expulsion of the lady is like a world tour of total drama," comments another. (nz)
