NEW DELHI: A video went viral showing some people involving in a fight inside a flight from Bangkok to Kolkata. The scuffle broke out onboard a Thai Smile Airways plane on Monday, after one of them refused to follow cabin crew's safety instructions, as per reports.
The incident, according to reports, took place on December 26 prior to the Kolkata- bound flight taking off from Bangkok.
Accoridng to reports, the crew asked the passengers to adjust their seats to the upright position for take-off, a standard safety procedure also followed on domestic flights. One of the passengers apparently refused to adjust his seat, citing backache, the report said.
When the passenger refused to follow safety instructions after being repeatedly reminded by the crew that a reclined seat can make evacuation difficult in case of an emergency, another passenger who was seated a few rows behind the passenger in question arrived, and a fight broke out between the two passengers.
In a tweet today, Thai Smile Airways apologised for the incident.
"THAI Smile Airways feels regret for this. We reaffirm that the incident has been taken care of as we followed the flight safety norms in accordance with international standards. Our flight crews have already given support to the persons affected by an incident," it tweeted.
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