Passenger Brawl Breaks Out At Ft. Lauderdale Airport After Flight Cancellations
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
May 9, 2017
A passenger fight broke out at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Monday night after angry Spirit Airlines travelers faced massive delays and flight cancellations due to labor issues with the carrier’s pilot’s union, which have resulted in over 300 flight cancelations over the past 7 days. Video posted online showed upset passengers confronting airline employees as Broward Sheriff’s deputies were on hand attempting to keep order in the terminal after at least nine flights were canceled.
According to CNN, Spirit’s front ticket desk “turned into chaos,” when angry passengers exited a plane after their flight had been cancelled and swarmed the already crowded ticketing counter. Broward County deputies struggled to calm down passengers, with videos showing some passengers being put in handcuffs. CNN said some travelers were detained, but it’s unclear whether any passengers face charges.
Broward County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the incident at the airport as about 500 passengers became irate, police said. Video showed people falling down fighting as security officials tried to restrain them. Three people were arrested for threatening to harm airline employees and challenging them to fight, police said, adding the trio had made the crowd become “increasingly aggressive.”
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