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Watch the chaotic moments before ‘racist’ passengers are banned from airline after breaking out into wild brawl in the aisle
NY Post ^ | 02/13/2026 | Ben Cost

Posted on 02/13/2026 8:05:02 AM PST by DFG

Fists were flying.

Shocking footage showed the moment a brawl broke out aboard a Jet2 flight from Antalya, Turkey to Manchester, UK, forcing an emergency landing in Belgium.

“Flight LS896 from Antalya to Manchester diverted to Brussels yesterday, due to the appalling behavior of two disruptive passengers,” airline reps told the Post. “They were both offloaded by police in Brussels and the flight continued to Manchester.”

Disturbing footage shows passengers exchanging blows in the aisle as onlookers swear, scream and plead with others not to “get involved.”

One “shaken up” fly-witness recounted the ugly incident, claiming that “what should have been a straightforward journey” devolved into one of the most “distressing experiences” they’d ever had, the Sun reported.

They claimed that an allegedly inebriated male passenger sitting behind them began “making racist remarks.” While they initially chose to ignore him, the passenger “escalated” his offensive tirade.

“Although he had been drinking on the flight, he was fully aware of his surroundings, knew exactly what he was saying, and was oriented throughout,” they recalled.

Things came to a head after the hellion was “unable to purchase cigarettes,” whereupon he grew aggressive toward crewmembers.

He then “became confrontational, intimidating, and openly racist towards the Pakistani passengers around him,” the traveler recalled.

Flight attendants tried to calm the bozo, but to no avail as he continued to act “hostile and aggressive,” eventually causing a brawl to erupt at 30,000 feet.

“At one point it became very physical,” the eyewitness recalled. “Passengers were distressed. People were frightened. The atmosphere turned chaotic.”

Following the pilot’s decision to divert to Brussels, the two unidentified troublemakers were escorted off by authorities, after which the flight continued onto its destination, landing at 10 p.m.

The miscreants have since been placed on the carrier’s no-fly list.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: jet2; ls896; manchester
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To: DFG

You can mention Manchester without their soccer team and a good fight.

https://youtu.be/X2u5fUpUGuc?si=t1zZpWF56sXSe2Y-


21 posted on 02/13/2026 9:15:53 AM PST by Red6
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To: Red6

Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f37lC0CSXlQ


22 posted on 02/13/2026 9:17:46 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Leaning Right

The problem is the Xanax or the THC gummy they used to knock back the fear of flying


23 posted on 02/13/2026 9:18:27 AM PST by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: DFG

“Jet2 Hoidays” = Spirit Airlines.

Looks like Mustapha couldn’t hold his liquor. It is very common for Mustapha and Mbuto to play their jungle jams on speaker phones on short european flights. I saw it (and heard it unfortunately) on lots of quick flights in Europe. It was ALWAYS the same suspects and no one could say anything because muh racist.

“let them fight”


24 posted on 02/13/2026 9:28:19 AM PST by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

“It always starts that way. Always.”

Not true. It often starts at the air terminal long before the flight for little reason other than “disrespect.”


25 posted on 02/13/2026 9:29:19 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: DFG
The "fly witness"? Is that like the old "fly on the wall"?


26 posted on 02/13/2026 9:32:16 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: dforest

Always carry plenty of zip ties on commercial flights.


27 posted on 02/13/2026 9:42:40 AM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: DFG

The screaming woman in the background escalated the whole stupid affair. A lot of women get by with screaming at home, but that doesn’t work at 30,000 feet.

Two untrained, most likely drunk, a**holes trying to duke it out in cramped quarters. A sad, but accurate depiction of mankind.

They need to get crew members “grappling” training or judo...put an end to the b.s.


28 posted on 02/13/2026 9:43:40 AM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: dforest

In all fairness, the teeth found were likely caps, not entire intact teeth.


29 posted on 02/13/2026 9:44:24 AM PST by desertsolitaire (Never get tired of this joke...)
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To: whitney69

Gasoline-powered leaf blower?


30 posted on 02/13/2026 9:46:17 AM PST by desertsolitaire (Never get tired of this joke...)
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To: DFG

Banned from flying only on that particular carrier? What about cruise ships? May they still go on those?


31 posted on 02/13/2026 9:47:09 AM PST by desertsolitaire (Never get tired of this joke...)
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To: Getready

“A sad, but accurate depiction of mankind.”

My last visit to X was depressing. There was a disgrace to every race.

Musk should stick to sports, animal and technical videos.


32 posted on 02/13/2026 9:51:22 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: KevinB

No. Practically every headline has some sort of extreme adjective or adverb to create an emotional / psychological response in the reader. It is Satanic, in my opinion. And, of course, if you click on it, someone actually makes money!


33 posted on 02/13/2026 9:57:32 AM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: DFG

What words were racist? I couldn’t find a quote. There was a time when I wanted to say “Barack Hussein Obama” but I knew my words would be deemed racist.


34 posted on 02/13/2026 10:17:22 AM PST by ChessExpert (Infidels of the world unite against the evil that is Islam.)
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To: DFG

“Although he had been drinking”

In my experience in flight, alcohol has been the #1 problem.
If 100 people in the plane, 50 drink, 1 or 2 out of 50 can’t handle their drink and ruin it for the 100.


35 posted on 02/13/2026 10:49:39 AM PST by spintreebob
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To: Leaning Right

Nope on the over serving policy. The last time I flew, a guy at the airport bar was clearly over the limit. If you have money and tip well, you get what you want. He could barely walk to board.


36 posted on 02/13/2026 10:53:50 AM PST by BipolarBob (Homer: A doughnut in each hand is a balanced diet.)
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To: DFG

We know you had a choice in airlines. Thank you for choosing Psycho Path Air. Buh bye.


37 posted on 02/13/2026 11:02:50 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: DFG

They should choose Spirit air next time, they would fit right in.


38 posted on 02/13/2026 11:36:54 AM PST by doorgunner69
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To: DFG

They ran out of coffee.


39 posted on 02/13/2026 11:38:58 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

Bars that fly.


40 posted on 02/13/2026 11:45:34 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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