Made An Emergency Landing When A Fight Broke Out In The Cabin

We know April 1 is still six weeks away, but sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. This may be one of those times. Last week, the captain of a Transavia flight found it necessary to declare an emergency and land his airplane when a fight broke out in the main cabin because of of the passengers refused to stop passing gas.

The flight was en route from Dubai to Amsterdam Schiphol, according to Fox news. The flatulent passenger was reportedly asked to stop his emissions by two Dutch passengers, but he either could not or refused. The airline crew reportedly was not particularly helpful in the matter, which led to a fight in the cabin. The captain warned the passengers that he would land the plane, but the fight continued.

So like a dad with fighting kids in the car, he declared an emergency and landed the plane at Vienna Airport.

After the plane landed, police arrested two men and two women whom the captain described as "passengers on a rampage". However, the two women, sisters who were removed from the flight, are suing the airline saying they were not involved in the fight. 25-year-old law student Nora Lacchab, one of the women removed from the flight, said that they had no idea who the men in the fight were. "We just had the bad luck to be in the same row and we didn't do anything," Lacchab said to the De Telegraph news paper. "All I will say is that the crew were really provocative and stirred things up.”

None of the four passengers removed from the flight were charged with a crime, but they have been banned from flying Transavia in the future.

In a statement, the airline said that their aircrews must ensure a safe flight. "When passengers pose risks, they immediately intervene. Our people are trained for that. They know very well where the boundaries are. Transavia is therefore square behind the cabin crew and the pilots,” the statement said.

(Image from file)

FMI: Original report