Video shows passengers brawling on flight over reclining seat

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Video taken on board the flight, which was first shared by local news outlet KXAN, depicts two men engaged in a physical altercation on a flight from New Orleans to Austin. “When the plane finally landed in Austin and the seatbelt sign was turned off, both men jumped up and physically started fighting each other,” the anonymous person said. Officers from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Police Department met the plane as it landed in response to the incident, which was labelled an “altercation between passengers”, according to a statement provided to The New York Post. “Law enforcement were requested to meet American Eagle flight 4698, operated by Republic Airways, after arriving to Austin from New Orleans due to an altercation between passengers,” the airline said about the 1 August brawl.