WATCH: Man throws barrage of punches during fight on Southwest flight from Oakland to Hawaii
(KRON) — Two passengers were involved in a “disruptive” fight on a Hawaii-bound Southwest flight that departed from Oakland Monday, a Southwest Airlines spokesperson told KRON4. The flight was headed to Lihue, a census-designated place on the island of Kauai.
Video (above) shows a man wearing a black cap throwing about seven punches toward another man. However, at the beginning of the video, it appeared the recipient of the punches threw a half-hearted slap at the man first.
A woman was caught in between the two parties. She did not appear to be hurt by any of the punches thrown.
At least one Southwest crew member and one passenger intervened to step in and stop the man from throwing any more punches, video shows.
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Southwest released the following statement regarding the fight.
Our reports indicate that two Customers became disruptive onboard flight 1288 on Feb. 12 from Oakland to Lihue. We commend our Crew and Customers for their professionalism in diffusing this situation. Our number one priority is the Safety and well-being of our Customers and Employees. The flight landed safely at its scheduled destination and local authorities met the aircraft upon arrival.
Southwest Airlines
The Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) assisted Līhu‘e Airport Security in response to the incident, and the department says no arrest was made. However, KPD said it will not handle the investigation as it did not happen in the department’s area of jurisdiction.
No other information about the fight was immediately available.
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