Cell phone camera captures fist fight aboard Southwest flight

Two men are seen fighting aboard a Southwest Airlines plane in an image from a Twitter video

Then late Monday, irate passengers swarmed ticket counters at the Fort Lauderdale airport after Spirit Airlines cancelled nine flights, blaming the decision on pilots' failure to show up. The other man is now being described as a victim and has suffered several injuries to his face including a chipped tooth and contusion to his left eye.

The attacker has been named as 37-year-old Chaze Cable, a resident of Lancaster, California.

It was not clear what started the fight or if the men knew each other.

A fight ensued between the two men as the plane taxied to the gate to deplane passengers who were not continuing on to Oakland, police said.

A brawl started out as the plane is unloading in Burbank. Airport police responded and arrested Cable, then turned him over to the Burbank Police Department.

As if airlines in the US don't have enough trouble on their hands, a Southwest Airlines jet coming into the gate at a California airport was the scene of a full-blown fistfight, another on-plane incident that was caught on cellphone video. He also described the scene as one of "total chaos", and praised the flight attendant as a "hero" for getting between the two men.

It wasn't the plane that was flying, but a pair of fists Sunday, and it was caught on video, reports CBS Los Angeles.

The fight ensued as a flight attendant tried to break it up. The cell phone video shows one man leaning over the other, who had fallen, before punching him.

Back in California, Krause's thoughts were with the flight attendant. She did a wonderful job. Southwest described the passenger's injuries as "minor" but said he was able to travel onward.

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