4 Brawling Chinese Women Nearly Caused An Air China Flight To Turn Back
The situation continued to escalate until physical contact was made.
By Sadho Ram — 19 Dec 2014, 01:23 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
It has barely been a week since an AirAsia flight was forced to turn back after a Chinese woman threw hot water on a flight attendant. Now, four Chinese women reportedly started a brawl onboard an Air China flight to Hong Kong, almost forcing it to turn back.
A flight from Chongqing to Hong Kong was almost forced to turn back on Wednesday when a violent fracas involving four women from China's mainland erupted in the cabin, reported Hong Kong's media.
In the latest incident involving mainland people on a plane, cabin crew on Air China flight CA433, which took off from the Chinese city at about 9am, had to step in after the women seated on two adjacent rows came to blows, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
One passenger snapped a picture of the mid-air brawl, where one of the participants was lifted and flung into the overhead lockers
The crew warned the combatants that the flight would turn back if they continued fighting. The flight finally reached Hong Kong safely, whereupon the crew sought assistance from the police.
Two women reportedly complained to another passenger, Chan Juan Sung, that her baby was making too much noise, and that she should do something about it.
Chan shouted back, and at one point, the two other women — who were sitting in front of Chan — responded by reclining their seats all the way back.
Soon, the fight on Air China Flight 433 from Chongqing to Hong Kong escalated Thursday to the point where the pilot reportedly threatened to land the plane.
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Xiong Wan, a fellow passenger, witnessed the entire scene
"I was sitting right next to them when they started telling the woman to shut the baby up," she reportedly said. "She started shouting back at them, and before I knew what was happening she leant over the seat, and punched one of them ... They were fighting, the baby was now screaming and other passengers were shouting."
dailymail.co.ukWhile it's not clear if there were any arrests made, Mashable reported Air China spokesperson Daio Weimin reportedly saying:
"Passengers cannot behave like this. Each and everyone must adhere to aviation laws to ensure a safe and comfortable flight for all."
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