Man and woman escorted off business class for brawling over plane seat
TWO passengers could face a lifetime ban from an Australian airline.
Witnesses say a man and woman had a brawl in business class
The man and woman were traveling from Phuket to Sydney on a Jetstar flight last week.
Both seated in business class, the two passengers allegedly began to fight over a plane seat.
Witnesses say the 27-year-old man became agitated when the 42-year-old woman reclined her seat back onto his mother.
Fellow passenger Scott Haywood saw the incident unfold.
The Jetstar flight was traveling from Phuket to Sydney
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He told 2GB radio: “"It was a night flight, so it was two or three o'clock in the morning.
“This other passenger got out of his seat and whacked that woman's seat who did that to his mother three or four times.”
After the man sat back down in his own seat, the woman got up and “laid a punch on him”.
When the man got up to punch her back, Mr Haywood had to intervene to restrain him.
He said: “In the area there was about 12 of us who saw it all there and they were certainly laying into each other."
The Australian Federal Police escorted the man and woman off the flight when it landed in Sydney.
Jetstar has also confirmed there was an incident.
A spokesperson said in a statement: “We don't tolerate disruptive behaviour by passengers on our flights.
Jetstar is considering banning the two passengers for life
“We will conduct a review with a view to banning these passengers travelling with us in the future.
“We appreciate customers' acknowledgement of the professionalism of our crew.”
Witnesses say a stag party were repeatedly shouting “topknot” at another male passenger, before his female companion snapped at the group.
Express.co.uk has contacted Jetstar for comment.