AA 4698 "fistfight" (New Orleans to Austin)
Aug 2, 2021, 8:17 pm
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AA 4698 "fistfight" (New Orleans to Austin)
A fistfight among several passengers broke out on this short flight -- supposedly caused by a dispute over a reclining seat:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/trave...ustin-airport/
Excerpt:
A spat on an American Eagle regional flight turned into a fistfight that sent men crashing into seated passengers after the plane landed in Austin, video footage shows.
American Airlines said law enforcement officers were asked to meet Flight 4698, which was operated by regional carrier Republic Airways, after the plane landed from New Orleans. The reason: “an altercation between passengers,” according to American Airlines spokesman Curtis Blessing.
He did not provide any more information, including what the fight was about. But two local TV stations, KEYE and KXAN, cited unnamed witnesses who said the dispute started over a seat that was stuck in the recline position. . . .
https://www.washingtonpost.com/trave...ustin-airport/
Excerpt:
A spat on an American Eagle regional flight turned into a fistfight that sent men crashing into seated passengers after the plane landed in Austin, video footage shows.
American Airlines said law enforcement officers were asked to meet Flight 4698, which was operated by regional carrier Republic Airways, after the plane landed from New Orleans. The reason: “an altercation between passengers,” according to American Airlines spokesman Curtis Blessing.
He did not provide any more information, including what the fight was about. But two local TV stations, KEYE and KXAN, cited unnamed witnesses who said the dispute started over a seat that was stuck in the recline position. . . .
Aug 2, 2021, 9:40 pm
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No way. This can’t be possible without MIA in the fligt!!!
Aug 2, 2021, 10:00 pm
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That man instantly regretted throwing that punch haha. He’s going to be peeing blood with those kidney shots. The first round was self defense but the second was not. Though, self defense can be read differently based on the state
Aug 3, 2021, 5:44 am
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Disgraceful behaviour. They should be banned from AA for life and think themselves lucky that they are not going to prison.
Aug 3, 2021, 6:07 am
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I'm surprised we don't see this more out of AUS, which has become the cheap party city capital in the last few years. I lived there for a long time and flying to/from there was always a miserable experience- bachelor/bachelorette parties, homeless people, and at least one german shepherd or Rottweiler were pretty standard on any AUS flight.
Aug 3, 2021, 7:05 am
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waiting for Worlds dumbest Airline passengers.....
Aug 3, 2021, 7:35 am
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Guess we know what will be showing up in future episodes of A&E's Fasten Your Seatbelts.
Aug 3, 2021, 7:40 am
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Utterly disgraceful. Not a decent punch or combination from any of them. And as for the ones that effect this style of showing their undies and have their jeans hanging halfway down their thighs, well it's all they deserve. Handbags.
Aug 3, 2021, 7:44 am
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I'm surprised we don't see this more out of AUS, which has become the cheap party city capital in the last few years. I lived there for a long time and flying to/from there was always a miserable experience- bachelor/bachelorette parties, homeless people, and at least one german shepherd or Rottweiler were pretty standard on any AUS flight.
Aug 3, 2021, 8:19 am
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Sub-humans.
I assume they will be on the permanent no fly list for any airline and also assume they will be both be brought up on felony assault charges.
Pretty sure neither of those passengers were from Austin. Yeah, I'm sure.
I assume they will be on the permanent no fly list for any airline and also assume they will be both be brought up on felony assault charges.
Pretty sure neither of those passengers were from Austin. Yeah, I'm sure.
Aug 3, 2021, 9:07 am
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Aug 3, 2021, 9:13 am
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Aug 3, 2021, 9:29 am
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Aug 3, 2021, 9:34 am
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I know several Herbs. To which one are you referring?
Helpful note on punctuation:
"Let's eat Grandma." has an entirely different meaning from "Let's eat, Grandma."
Back to my question: how do you know the brawling passengers were not from Austin?
Helpful note on punctuation:
"Let's eat Grandma." has an entirely different meaning from "Let's eat, Grandma."
Back to my question: how do you know the brawling passengers were not from Austin?
Aug 3, 2021, 9:57 am
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