Video shows start of fight on plane that saw obnoxious passenger booted after getting ‘ass-whooping’
Wild video captured a fight between two airline passengers that left an abusive Australian man getting battered to the floor by an American — then booted from the plane in the Philippines with blood all over his face.
The dramatic interaction unfolded after the 44-year-old Australian man from Mareeba transferred in Singapore to a Scoot flight headed to Manila.
Video shared online shows the rowdy Aussie — who has a bag on his back and had already been accused of insulting passengers and demanding drinks — standing in the aisle and asking another passenger why he’s filming him.
“I’m gonna film an ass-whooping in a minute,” replies the other passenger, who later says he’s from Las Vegas.
At that, the abusive Aussie starts mocking the man filming him, repeating what he said with a sarcastic, exaggerated accent — even when the other passenger tells him to “bounce,” warning: “I’d knock you out for sure.”
The abusive passenger, in a white T-shirt and cap, then calls the other man foul names while challenging him for “a one-on-one.”
After the seated passenger tells the man to “hit me” several times, the man in the aisle swiftly slaps him across the face as onlookers gasp. Grainy footage from another passenger also clearly shows the man in a white T-shirt throwing the first one.
The video then cuts to the dazed-looking Australian man sitting on the floor in the aisle with a shoe in hand — and blood all over his face.
“I told you I’d be giving an ass-whooping,” the other passenger taunts him, along with a flurry of other curse words aimed at the beaten passenger, who smiles through his clear embarrassment.
“I’m from Vegas,” the American brags, turning the camera to show how he was still calmly in his seat, seemingly unscathed.
“Why he make me do him like this?” he asked.
The footage then shows police officers escorting the battered Australian off the plane as other passengers clap and cheer — and the man who confronted him smiling and asking him to blow him a kiss.
The video also seems to show someone on the flight telling the man filming the incident that he was “wrong” for instigating the chaotic situation.
Some online questioned why both men weren’t thrown off the flight, since the man behind the camera seemingly encouraged the other’s behavior. However, others noted that the Australian man had already been causing issues and was belligerent.
A person who was on both flights with the Australian told the West Australian newspaper he was already causing a stir on the Singapore leg of the trip.
According to the passenger, he had been on a verbal tirade for “hours” on the flight to Manila.
“He was loud and rowdy, so we moved seats,” she told the paper.
The videotaped confrontation occurred as the flight had landed because the Australian went to confront the other man for filming him.
“The (Australian) slapped him real hard and then it all kicked off,” the witness said.
This passenger then moved into the aisle and the pair grappled as other passengers watched with bated breath.
“As soon as he was down, a couple of other guys were kicking him on the ground,” the witness said.
“The flight attendants were stressing out. A couple of the guys and flight attendants zip-tied his arms and legs together and they waited for the police to come,” the witness added.
As the Australian is being led away, he can be heard saying in one video clip, “Get me out there for one-on-ones.”
It’s not known if the man faces any charges in the Philippines.
