Indian group slaps passenger on Bangkok-Kolkata Flight, Mid-Air fight goes VIRAL: Watch Video

A group of men returning from Thailand on a Thai Smile Airways flight were captured on video slapping a fellow passenger. The viral video has been shot by another passenger inside the flight and captures altercation between a group of young Indians and another male passenger. As seen in the video, the air hostess tries to pacify the situation initially when both the sides were engaged in a heated argument. However, the argument soon converted into a physical altercation, where the group can be seen continuously hitting the other passenger.

In the video, two other flight attendants can be seen, one making the announcement on the plane, urging passengers to sit down, while the other one approaches the seats at the end of the video. The flight was coming from Thailand and was scheduled to land at the Kolkata's Netaji Subhash International Airport. The incident occurred over foreign soil and hence DGCA hasn't registered a case in the matter. 

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According to a passenger who was in the plane, the incident happened on December 26 just before the plane was taxiing to the runway for takeoff. He was travelling to Kolkata along with his mother. The passenger, who hails from Kolkata, told PTI about the incident on condition of anonymity.

He said that he was worried about his mother who was sitting near the seat where the incident happened. Later, other passengers and air hostess pacified the individuals involved in the scuffle, he added. According to the passenger, the reason for the scuffle was not clear.

Reacting to the video, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) DG Zulfiquar Hasan said, "We've taken cognizance of the viral video, which is showing a fight between passengers on a Thai Airways flight to Kolkata. BCAS has sought a detailed report from the concerned authority. Further action is to be taken.

Thai Smile Airways could not be immediately contacted for comments. Last week, a video clip of a heated exchange between a passenger and an air hostess onboard an IndiGo flight from Istanbul to Delhi surfaced on social media. The heated exchange over the choice of meals onboard the flight happened on December 16.

With PTI inputs