Moment mid-air fist-fight breaks out among passengers after 'group of women refused to stop talking loudly when lights dimmed'
Budget airline Air Asia left departed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday evening at 6 pm before those onboard settled down on the four-hour flight to China.
But a father who was seated behind a row of three young women was furious when they carried on 'talking loudly'. He asked them to be quiet, only for them to refuse.
But tensions erupted after the man reportedly called the women 'stupid' and told them to 'shut up'.
Footage shows a woman in a green outfit and baseball cap leaning across the seat while repeatedly throwing punches at the man, who cowered beneath the food tray.
Desperate cabin crew members can be seen wrestling with those involved in the scuffle, while emergency lights are seen flashing.
A woman onboard the flight who recorded the video said the fist-fight began around mid-way through the journey.
'We were sitting behind the row of women and listened to the quarrel. They were chatting too loudly while the lights were turned off, and the man in front asked them to be silent because he wanted to sleep', she said.
'The mother of one of the women then joined in. The friends then went up to attack the man. There were two women fighting the male passenger.
'I don't remember if the man asked the hostess to stop them from talking. But the cabin crew should not have allowed the situation to escalate. But when it was happening, they took charge and settled them down.'
Flight records show the Airbus A320 left the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 6:11 pm local time bound for the Chengdu Tianfu International Airport. It landed at 10:13 pm local time.
Police were waiting at the airport to question those involved in the brawl on flight D7326.
Officials at the Airport Public Security Bureau of the Sichuan Provincial Public Security Department launched an investigation.
It is not clear whether any arrests were made.
MailOnline has approached Air Asia for comment.
The mid-air brawl comes just a week after an elderly woman was filmed shouting and swearing at a family on board a plane after their toddler allegedly kicker her seat.
The passenger aboard Hong Kong Express Flight UO597 last Tuesday confronted the couple who were seated behind her.
Footage shows the woman yelling at the toddler's parents mid-flight, as fellow passengers turn their heads to watch the commotion.
'Your f****ing kid is kicking my chair', the woman can be heard screaming.
'Your baby is kicking my chair, motherf***er'.
The father of the child can be seen arguing with the elderly passenger, while the woman's friend seated next to her is seen standing up in an attempt to diffuse the situation.
Local media reported that the heated argument led the flight crew to contact Phu Quoc International Airport for assistance.
Eight police officers and three senior inspectors were reportedly waiting at the airport to investigate the incident when the Airbus A320 landed.
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