The arm of a cabin crew member riding in Shenzhen Airlines was cut off when he attempted to intervene in the fight between two passengers. The incident took place on Tuesday (April 1) when the flight was scheduled to shut down as two women passengers clashed with each other, according to a report. South China Morning Post.
The battle rose after one of the women was disturbed by the smell of the other’s body, while the other objected to the smell of the perfume of the fellow passenger. Both were seated on the same line on the right side of the aircraft as the oral arrow soon gave a way to a dispute. Along with the flight attendant, other male passengers tried to break the fight, but to no avail.
One of the videos that went viral on social media showed a cabin crew member when he was reportedly cut on hand, while another passenger was also trying to scratch.
“Open your mouth. You have bitten me!” The flight attendant was heard screaming.
Later, the police reached the spot and took the careless passengers away.
The aircraft was scheduled to depart from Shenzhen Baon International Airport for Shanghai Hongkiao International Airport in China at 5.45 pm local time. However, due to this incident other passengers were asked to get off the aircraft, only two hours later to prepare it.
The company said in a statement, “Shenzhen Airlines try its best to protect the legal rights of both the passengers and its employees. We ask the passengers to follow the rules and make their journeys in a civilized manner.”
It is not clear what punishment they will get but the police have started an investigation.
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Social media reacts
The video invited innumerable reactions on social media, urging the airlines to give their cabin crew more autonomous to deal with such careless elements.
A user said, “The cabin crew needs to be able to deploy tasar in such events,” a user said, “I suggest that this hostess takes some vaccines to ensure that he is not infected with any virus due to being bitten by a passenger.”
One third remarked: “How many people take to control 2 hysterical women? Employees are not trained to deal with these similar situations, and they should be.”
