Saturday, May 11, 2024
Home World News Fight Breaks Out on Southwest Flight to Hawaii

Fight Breaks Out on Southwest Flight to Hawaii

0
15

A fight broke out on a Southwest Airlines flight heading to Hawaii on Monday.

A video posted on Instagram shows two men fighting on the flight before a passenger and crew members intervene.

The incident occurred on Southwest flight 1288 from Oakland, California to Lihue, Hawaii, NewsNow reported.

It was not immediately clear what prompted the fight, but a witness told the station that both men were detained after it landed.

“I heard yelling, screaming and punches. I turned around and saw one man bleeding and then the other man being separated,” Jim Wieder, a passenger on the flight, told the station.

“Frankly, I was a little nervous because we’re 35,000 feet, and you’ve got two guys swinging at each other, which makes no sense whatsoever.”

Newsweek has contacted Southwest Airlines for comment via email.

A view over the wing of a Southwest Airlines aircraft towards other planes on the Tarmac at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, January 5, 2020. A fight broke out on a Southwest flight from…


Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

This is a breaking news story and will be updated when additional information is available.