Hong Kong Airlines alerts Korean authorities after 4 passengers clash mid-air

A heated dispute between four passengers on a flight to Seoul has prompted Hong Kong Airlines to alert Korean law enforcement authorities and issue a warning to those involved.

The airline said the incident occurred on Friday on flight HX628 from Hong Kong to Seoul, which, according to tracking website FlightAware, took off at 9.09am and landed at 1.03pm.

A video circulating online shows a man and a woman speaking Mandarin arguing with a Cantonese-speaking pair, and flight attendants trying to break up the fight, which involved pulling and grabbing.

The Mandarin-speaking woman is heard in the minute-long clip repeatedly yelling “he hit my son”, while grabbing another passenger. “You’ve hit my son and you’re in the right?”

The Cantonese-speaking woman says: “Your son has also hit someone”. The Cantonese-speaking man also intervenes, shouting “go on, I dare you” in the argument that was reportedly dotted with expletives.

Before the fight escalates and all four people stand up mid-air, three flight attendants are heard saying “hold on, calm down”, in an attempt to separate the pairs.