Dutch scramble F-16s after ‘aggressive’ American starts fight on KLM flight from Abu Dhabi
A number of passengers were wounded including two who got black eyes, authorities said, adding that the man seem ‘disoriented’
The Dutch air force scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to escort a flight from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam after an fight broke out on board involving an aggressive American passenger, authorities said on Saturday.
The scuffle broke out over Germany, about half-an-hour before the KLM Airbus A330-200 jet was to land at Schiphol airport early on Saturday.
“A 29-year-old American man became aggressive after being asked by a purser to return to his seat,” said Joanna Helmonds, a spokeswoman for the gendarmerie, which also serves as the country’s border police. “A scuffle broke out and the cabin crew, together with other passengers managed to restrain the man.”
She declined to name the airline or flight.
A number of passengers were lightly wounded including two passengers who were given black eyes, said Helmonds.
