An airplane operated by Lebanon’s national carrier, Middle East Airlines, made an emergency landing at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul after a passenger assaulted an air hostess.
The MEA jet was heading from Beirut to London when the man attacked the stewardess and started hitting her.
A brawl erupted aboard the plane when another passenger rushed to defend the air hostess, sparking a state of chaos.
Turkish security authorities arrested the unruly passenger as soon the plane landed in Istanbul.
The MEA plane then resumed its journey, leaving the passenger in Istanbul to face investigation.
A video of the brawl went viral online.
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