June 3rd 2024.
According to a report by The New York Post, a confrontation occurred on May 28th at the Spirit Airlines ticket counter in Maryland's BWI Marshall Airport. The incident was captured on a cellphone and later posted by TMZ, showing a man in a t-shirt and shorts approaching two Spirit Airlines employees dressed in black. The situation quickly escalated as a third employee, dressed in a white shirt, joined in and struck the passenger from behind. The other two employees then proceeded to restrain and pummel the passenger while a fourth employee eventually stepped in to assist.
The video ends with the employees successfully restraining the passenger, and the Maryland Transportation Authority Police released a statement to The New York Post acknowledging the incident. They confirmed that officers responded to the fight and identified all five individuals involved. One person sustained minor injuries and all parties were provided with information on their rights, including the option to file criminal charges.
Spirit Airlines, a budget airline, stated that the incident occurred at around 4:15 pm and clarified that the employees involved were not directly employed by them, but rather by a vendor at BWI. In response to the incident, the vendor has suspended four employees pending an investigation. The spokesperson also emphasized that the airline does not tolerate any form of violence and will take appropriate action once the investigation is completed.
This is not the first time Spirit Airlines has made headlines for viral content involving altercations. Just earlier this month, a flight attendant was nearly caught in the middle of a fistfight between two passengers on a Boston-bound flight. In a separate incident, the airline reimbursed a family for placing their child on the wrong flight, but did not provide an explanation for the mistake. It is clear that Spirit Airlines has had its fair share of controversial moments, but they are taking steps to address and prevent future incidents.
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