Air rage brawl breaks out on Russian flight after one passenger 'broke social distancing and bumped into another'

A disturbing video shows how an ugly air rage fight broke out on a Russian flight from Black Sea resort Sochi to Moscow.

The punch-up came soon after landing when one male passenger got up from his seat and rushed towards the door.

He crashed into seated passengers on a Ural Airlines Airbus A320 flight when social distancing was supposed to be in operation due to the coronavirus crisis, according to witnesses.

A female passenger, Marina P said:'Almost immediately after landing, he jumped up and headed for the exit.

'He walked quickly between the rows, crashing into seated people.

'One man told him 'Watch out!'

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A disturbing video shows how an ugly air rage fight broke out on a Russian flight from Black Sea resort Sochi to Moscow. The punch-up came when one male passenger rushed to the door

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Flight crew are seen looking on during the foul-mouthed brawl as fists flew. They can be heard pleading for the passengers to stop fighting

This led to an angry exchange between the two male passengers, one in their late teens and the other in their early 30s, at the end of the sparsely-populated two hour flight.

'Flight attendants tried to calm them but it didn't help much,' she told Komsomolskaya Pravda.

'Those two were so aggressive that other passengers were simply afraid to go near them.'

Flight crew are seen looking on during the foul-mouthed brawl as fists flew.

The passenger crashed into seated passengers on a Ural Airlines Airbus A320 flight (file photo) when social distancing was supposed to be in operation due to the coronavirus crisis

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The aircraft's captain called police to the plane at Moscow's Domodedovo airport (file photo)

Tass reported that a seated passenger had been angered after he was 'touched' by the man seeking to leave the plane.

The aircraft's captain called police to the plane at Moscow's Domodedovo airport.

The pair were escorted into custody, said the transport department of the Russian Interior Ministry.

The detained men were born in 1986 and 2001.

Their identities were not revealed.

The was no immediate comment from law enforcement on the incident late on Sunday.

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