A Wizz Air pilot was allegedly punched by a British passenger after a fight broke out on board a plane headed for Crete.
Images of the altercation have shown the situation quickly escalating after the flight from Gatwick had arrived on the Greek island earlier this week.
Caught on camera on Tuesday, the pilot was reported to have been trying to calm the situation after two men had been acting aggressively on board.
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While other passengers looked on, one of the men was said to have been told he would be taken away by local police because of his actions during the flight.
The Daily Star reported that the two men were thought to have been in their 30s, and were bragging on board about how much alcohol they had consumed.
Following the pilot speaking to the pair, the footage showed them erupting into rage, with other passengers heard screaming and shouting.
And the situation boiled over when one of the passengers was told he was going to be escorted off the flight.
Another passenger, a woman, aged 37, said punches were thrown.
“It was complete and utter chaos," she told The Sun.
“It kicked off and he was just swinging punches as a group of guys tried to restrain him.
“The pilot came out and the guy hit him. He seemed okay but was understandably pretty shaken up. It was disgraceful."
Another eyewitness claimed that the men had been abusive to everyone on board and had boasted of drinking since 10am before they began smoking on the flight.
A Wizz Air spokesman reportedly said: “On Wizz Air flight W95741 from Gatwick - Chania, a passenger became unruly.
"The cabin crew handled the situation as they are trained to do and reported the incident to the respective authorities, who arrested the passenger on arrival.
"Wizz Air confirms that crew were asked to go to the airport police station to file the case, by which point the crew had legally reached their duty time limitation, and needed time to rest before the return flight to Gatwick.
"Unfortunately, this meant that flight W95742 from Chania – Gatwick had to be rescheduled. The flight departed at 16:10 local time.
"Wizz Air sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused, but the safety of passengers and crew is the airline’s number one priority.”
