'It was vicious. It was frightening. There were punches going off in all directions'
- passenger seated nearby the fight in central section of Virgin Atlantic 747.
Up to 12 British holiday-makers are being questioned by police in Barbados after a 'vicious' brawl broke out at 30,000ft on a flight to the Caribbean island.
The passengers, who are thought to have been drinking, had to be split up by fellow travellers and the Virgin flight's crew.
At least one man ended up with a black eye and a woman had her arm in a sling following the half-hour bout of violence on the flight from Gatwick.
On arrival in Barbados, police were awaiting to board the plane and question those involved.
The fight is thought to have broken out among a group travelling together in the central section of the jet who kinew each other. They were dressed up and witnesses said they seemed to be heading out for 'a special occasion'.
The Virgin Atlantic 747 had left London Gatwick enroute to Barbados - an 8 hour nonstop flight.
One passenger said problems began about halfway into the eight-hour flight, when one woman had an issue with another traveller.
Elsa Brandford, 70, said: 'It was unbelievable, it was like something out of a movie.
'A woman shouted ''You swore in front of my child''. She said it about six times, each time louder than the last one. She said ''And it's my birthday'' '
'I was looking at it and wondering if I was still watching my in-flight movie.
'I couldn't hear what the other person said but I heard more and more voices getting involved.
'There was about five minutes of shouting while people gathered around and before I knew it they were throwing punches and jumping on each other.
'Most of the people involved were sitting in that area and just standing on their seats while throwing punches. :hand:
'It was vicious. It was frightening. There were punches going off in all directions. I never expected to see something like that.
'But as it went on people came round to try to split them up and about half an hour later they had it under control.'
She said all passengers were ordered to remain in their seats for the rest of the flight, with bathroom breaks being allowed after two hours.
Police said their investigation was on going and they were still interviewing
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ght-Virgin-flight-Barbados.html#ixzz1OucdRrEU
- passenger seated nearby the fight in central section of Virgin Atlantic 747.
Up to 12 British holiday-makers are being questioned by police in Barbados after a 'vicious' brawl broke out at 30,000ft on a flight to the Caribbean island.
The passengers, who are thought to have been drinking, had to be split up by fellow travellers and the Virgin flight's crew.
At least one man ended up with a black eye and a woman had her arm in a sling following the half-hour bout of violence on the flight from Gatwick.
On arrival in Barbados, police were awaiting to board the plane and question those involved.
The fight is thought to have broken out among a group travelling together in the central section of the jet who kinew each other. They were dressed up and witnesses said they seemed to be heading out for 'a special occasion'.
The Virgin Atlantic 747 had left London Gatwick enroute to Barbados - an 8 hour nonstop flight.
One passenger said problems began about halfway into the eight-hour flight, when one woman had an issue with another traveller.
Elsa Brandford, 70, said: 'It was unbelievable, it was like something out of a movie.
'A woman shouted ''You swore in front of my child''. She said it about six times, each time louder than the last one. She said ''And it's my birthday'' '
'I was looking at it and wondering if I was still watching my in-flight movie.
'I couldn't hear what the other person said but I heard more and more voices getting involved.
'There was about five minutes of shouting while people gathered around and before I knew it they were throwing punches and jumping on each other.
'Most of the people involved were sitting in that area and just standing on their seats while throwing punches. :hand:
'It was vicious. It was frightening. There were punches going off in all directions. I never expected to see something like that.
'But as it went on people came round to try to split them up and about half an hour later they had it under control.'
She said all passengers were ordered to remain in their seats for the rest of the flight, with bathroom breaks being allowed after two hours.
Police said their investigation was on going and they were still interviewing
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ght-Virgin-flight-Barbados.html#ixzz1OucdRrEU
