Flight attendants had to break up a fight between two men on a long-haul flight that started after one sat in the other’s seat because he wanted to get away from the other passenger’s incessant coughing.
The fight began a few hours into the trip from Taiwan to San Francisco when one of the men was upset because a passenger next to him was constantly coughing.
The anonymous man was in charge of changing seats and went to look for an empty space.
He sat down, but several minutes later, the seat’s original occupant returned.
The argument that followed quickly erupted into a violent fight and cabin crew members had to get between the two men to break it up.
The men began fighting after one sat in the other’s seat because he wanted to get away from another passenger’s incessant coughing.
A flight attendant grabbed him from behind to try to pull him away, but then he received an elbow to the head.
The shocking scenes were filmed on an EVA Air flight from Taipei City in Taiwan to San Francisco, USA, on May 7.
One of the men could be seen apparently throwing a punch at the other in the seat.
A flight attendant grabbed him from behind to try to pull him away, but then he received an elbow to the head.
The crew managed to calm tensions, before the seated man jumped out of the seat to throw a punch.
Passengers could be heard screaming as the two men exchanged blows in the aisle before the flight crew, with the help of other travelers, finally separated them.
The shocking scenes were filmed on an EVA Air flight from Taipei City in Taiwan to San Francisco on May 7.
The dispute began approximately three hours into the 11 and a half hour flight.
After the fight, the two men, who continued pointing and yelling at each other, were kept apart for the rest of the flight.
Then, upon arrival, they were turned over to San Francisco police.
The Taiwanese airline has not yet issued a statement regarding the incident.
