Categories: Culture

Video: Nasty brawl breaks out on board KLM flight to Amsterdam over racist comment

<p>
Six British nationals on a KLM flight from Manchester to Amsterdam got into a nasty brawl on board the plane over a racist comment on Thursday.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">
Nice flight to dam today x <a href="https://t.co/4FqulwXN2d">pic.twitter.com/4FqulwXN2d</a></p>
— Maya Wilkinson (@MayaWilkinsonx) <a href="https://twitter.com/MayaWilkinsonx/status/1522184688147873792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p>
In the video posted by Twitter user @MayaWilkinsonx, two of the men can be seen holding a passenger down in the aisle while the others rain blows on him. The captain of the flight tries to stop the flight but the group does not listen to him.</p>
<p>
The passenger who posted the video the fight broke out between the British nationals due to one group passing a racist comment against a fellow passenger.</p>
<p>
According to Dutch News, one of the six passengers involved in the fight was slightly injured. The Dutch Military Police who are in charge of airport security have confirmed the incident and stated that they have started an investigation into the behaviour of the six British men.</p>
<p>
A spokesperson for the airline said on Friday: “Yesterday we had some unruly passengers on our KLM 1070 flight from Manchester to Amsterdam. The captain and cabin crew put an end to a brawl between two groups of passengers. All involved were arrested upon arrival at Schiphol Airport.”</p>

IN Bureau

Recent Posts

UKPNP Slams Pakistan’s Unconstitutional Presidential Order in PoJK

Jamil Maqsood, the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United Kashmir People's National…

1 hour ago

Meeting of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement committee concludes in Delhi

The 6th meeting of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint Committee concluded in…

2 hours ago

US adds 29 Chinese firms to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity list

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task…

2 hours ago

Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile calls for UK’s action on China’s Abuses

A delegation from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE), led by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and accompanied…

3 hours ago

Indian Dornier 228 aircraft flypast on the sidelines of India-CARICOM Summit

On the sidelines of the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit, leaders of the member countries witnessed a…

3 hours ago

India spent $14 tn on investments since Independence, more than half of it spent in last 10 yrs: Report

India's economic growth story has witnessed a remarkable surge in investment spending, with over half…

4 hours ago