Emirates A380
A MID-AIR fight has broken out on board an Emirates jet over a reclined seat.
The two men, aged 18 and 38, had to be separated when they almost came to blows in the aisle of the A380 plane at 12,000 metres, the UK’s Daily Mail reported.
One passenger on the flight from Dubai to Manchester Airport reclined his seat to try and get some sleep while the passenger behind him was eating a meal. After the pair traded insults, the fight escalated, forcing cabin crew to separate them and the pilot to arrange for police meet them at the airport.
Police said both parties admitted they were in the wrong and no further action has been taken. Emirates confirmed there was an “altercation” on board the flight and, although no blow had been exchanged, cabin crew had been called to calm the passengers.
A spokesman for the airline said: “Emirates does not tolerate this kind of behaviour from passengers and safety will not be compromised.”
Last June a United Airlines plane was forced to return to Washington-Dulles International Airport, US, under the escort of two F-16 fighter jets after a fist-fight broke out between passengers.
The brawl began not long after take-off when a passenger reclined his seat “intimately close” to the lap of a man sitting behind him. The man was then allegedly smacked in the head, with a flight attendant and other passengers reportedly diving around the cabin to stop the fight.
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