AN AIR passenger’s shocking phone video shows the moment two fellow travellers brawl in the aisle after their plane touches down in California.
Fists flew as the SouthWest Airline flight from Dallas taxied to its allotted gate minutes after landing at Burbank Airport, Los Angeles.
The punch-up then worsened as fellow passengers tried to get off the plane at the gate, according to Southwest Airlines.
Mobile phone video of the incident quickly surfaced on social media.
In the video, the two men appear to be jostling for position near a row of seats, when one man forces the other over the backs of the seats in front of them.
Leaning over his opponent, the man can be seen raining punches down before fellow passengers and crew rush in to stop the fight.
A female passenger is heard pleading with them to stop, asking, “What is wrong with you?”
SouthWest Flight 2530 originated in Dallas and was on a stopover in Burbank before it headed to Oakland.
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It is unclear exactly how the altercation began, local police said.
During a verbal exchange, the suspect assaulted the other passenger, and the alleged victim sustained a cut to his left eye, a laceration to his nose and a chipped tooth, officers said.
The alleged victim performed a citizen’s arrest on the suspect before airport police moved in and arrested the man for assault and battery.
The suspect was then handed over to Burbank police.
The arrested man was later identified as 37-year-old Chaze Cable, a resident of Lancaster, California.
The Burbank City Attorney charged Cable with two counts of battery, which carries a maximum punishment of 180 days in jail per count.
Cable pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday and his pretrial court appearance has been scheduled for May 24.
He is being held at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles without bail.
In a statement, Southwest said it is “grateful” to employees who “quickly reacted” to break up the flight.
Southwest described the passenger’s injuries as “minor” but said he was able to travel onward.
“Our employees are our everyday heroes and are trained to de-escalate conflict,” the airline said.
Last week we showed another video in which a passenger tried to ‘choke’ an airline employee on a Japanese flight.