Overview

• The altercation erupted about halfway through the four-hour Airbus A320 flight on July 21 when an older male passenger called three women “stupid” and demanded that they stop talking after lights were dimmed.
• Viral video shows a woman in a green outfit repeatedly punching the man as cabin crew members intervened to separate him and two female passengers.
• Upon landing at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport at 10:13 pm local time, airport police boarded the aircraft and opened an investigation into the disturbance.
• AirAsia X said its cabin crew acted swiftly under established safety protocols, and the incident did not divert the flight or disrupt return schedules.
• According to the South China Morning Post, Chengdu authorities have arrested three passengers and fined two others as part of the ongoing inquiry.