'Punch-up at 35,000 feet': Chaotic moment passengers launch into violent brawl during flight to London 'sparking emergency landing'
- Dramatic footage captures two men squaring up on flight from Beirut to London
- Violent brawl breaks out in the aisle with one man repeatedly punching the other
- Middle Eastern Airlines flight 'had to make unscheduled stop in Istanbul, Turkey'
This is the shocking moment a punch-up broke out at 35,000ft forcing a London-bound jet to make an emergency landing.
Dramatic footage on board the Middle Eastern Airlines flight from Beirut shows two men squaring up before they launch in to a frantic brawl sparking chaos on board.
The younger man can be seen repeatedly punching the older passenger amid violent scenes that reportedly forced pilots to make an unscheduled stop in Istanbul, Turkey.
Chaos: Shocking video captured the moment a punch-up broke out at 35,000ft between two passengers (left and right)
Violence: The younger man can be seen repeatedly punching the older passenger amid violent scenes that reportedly forced pilots to make an unscheduled stop in Istanbul, Turkey.
Passengers and staff piled in as they tried desperately to intervene and break up the fight in the aisle.
Video taken on a mobile phone eventually shows the two grappling men being pulled apart and forced to opposite ends of the jet.
The man behind the camera, sitting in a seat just yards away, can be heard chuckling about the incident before saying, 'it's so funny'.
According to online reports, the fight took place on Wednesday during a flight from Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport and the plane had to make an emergency landing in Istanbul.
MailOnline has contacted Middle Eastern Airlines for comment this morning.
Peacemakers: Passengers and staff piled in as they tried desperately to intervene and break up the fight in the aisle
Dramatic: Footage on board the Middle Eastern Airlines flight from Beirut shows two men squaring up before they launch in to a frantic brawl sparking chaos on board
Airline staff and fellow passengers desperately attempt to break up the fight
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