Two passengers got into a physical altercation on a flight from Lijiang to Hefei in China. The incident occurred while the plane was flying at an altitude of 10,000 metres.

Video footage shows the passengers pulling and hitting each other while others on the plane tried to intervene. Flight attendants attempted to calm the situation and continuously reminded the passengers that fighting at 10,000 metres was too dangerous.

According to a witness, the conflict started when one of the passengers in the rear seat pressed her knees against the front seat, and the passenger in the front seat repeatedly asked her to stop, eventually leading to a physical altercation.

The airline said that the dispute was resolved with the assistance of security personnel and cabin crew, and the passengers involved had exchanged seats.

The airline has reserved the right to hold them accountable for endangering public safety.

The video was filmed on April 29 and provided with local media’s permission.

4月29日，丽江飞合肥的首都航空JD5245航班上。两名乘客在飞机上撕扒打架，当时飞机正航行在万米高空。视频显示前后座两人正在互相拉扯撕拽，旁边的乘客拉住两人劝阻，空姐也在安抚乘客并进行调解，还不断提醒：“别动手！”“万米高空吵架动手，太危险了”。视频拍摄者阿周女士表示，两名乘客之所以起冲突，是因为后排把膝盖抵在前排靠椅上，前排提醒数次后后排依然不听，前排动手把后排的腿拍下去了，最终升级为肢体冲突。姐和空警第一时间出来制止了，并且给他们调换了座位。
首都航空公司一名客服工作人员回应称，是旅客因为座位问题发生争执，在安全员与乘务员调解下，已经和解，具体过程和细节不方便透露。不过，双方已经认识到事情的危害性，并且各自承认了错误。公司保留追究危害公共安全的权利。