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Ryan Merrifield

Shocking moment raging holidaymaker fights airport workers and knocks girlfriend over

An angry holidaymaker fought airport workers and accidentally knocked down his girlfriend during a row.

The shocking moment at Bristol Airport earlier this month was captured by an onlooker before being widely shared on Twitter.

Police have confirmed a man, 39, and woman, 37, were arrested on suspicion of assault, reports BristolLive.

Horrified passengers watched on as the drama unfolded while waiting to board an easyJet flight to Alicante, Spain, on June 17.

Emergency calls were made at around 9.30pm, with Avon and Somerset Police confirming two people were stopped from boarding a plane due to being intoxicated.

The man's girlfriend raises her arms at the start of the footage while shouting at a staff member in a high-vis jacket.

He then charges at the employee, knocking over his partner as gasps can be heard from those watching.

Do you know anyone in the video? Let us know at webnews@mirror.co.uk

The man knocked over his girlfriend as he charged forward (Twitter)
The man's girlfriend also got involved (Twitter)

The thug is then seen punching one of the workers and fighting the second as the woman watches on from the floor.

The first staff member manages to separate him from his colleague and seems to call for back up.

The second worker rows with the couple as the woman pushes back, repeatedly yelling "f*** off" to other passengers.

Her boyfriend shouts: "I dropped all of yous."

Another man appears and tried to comfort the woman after an airport employee hands her her bag before the clip finishes.

The post has been viewed almost 90,000 times - but now appears to have been taken down.

The man raged as other passengers watched on (Twitter)
The woman watched on from the floor (Twitter)

Steve Rich, who witnessed the altercation, told BristolLive: "All of a sudden the passenger just threw a fist over one of the guy's shoulders, and just caught the security guard on the mouth."

The 33-year-old from Wiltshire said it was 'unnecessary' and caused some distress among people who saw it.

"The two girls who were working the (gate) were in floods of tears because it's scary for them.

"Before the security arrived you've got these two people saying, 'how are you going to stop us getting through to get on this flight?'

Police parked outside Bristol Airport (Steven Rich)

"They were in tears and there were kids everywhere, I had my six-year-old."

The airport has confirmed the incident took place last Friday (June 17).

A spokesperson told the Mirror: “Anti-social, violent, or threatening behaviour will not be accepted by Bristol Airport or airlines.

"Whilst such incidents are rare, we take them very seriously and will fully support any police investigation.”

A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "At around 9.30pm on Friday 17 June, officers based at Bristol Airport responded to a report that members of security staff had been assaulted after two people were stopped from boarding a flight, due to being intoxicated.

"A 39-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of assault. They were both interviewed and given conditional cautions."

The Mirror has contacted the airport and force.

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