Caught on camera: Passengers brawl on plane leaving Las Vegas

Video shows two passengers fighting, apparently over seat assignments, on a flight from Las Vegas to Charlotte, N.C. on Monday.

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Video: Passengers brawl on plane leaving Las Vegas
Video: Passengers brawl on plane leaving Las VegasA disturbing scene was caught on video on board an American Airlines plane on Monday.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KABC) -- A disturbing scene was caught on video on board an American Airlines plane.

Video shows two passengers fighting, apparently over seat assignments, on a flight from Las Vegas to Charlotte, N.C. on Monday.

Fellow passengers react in shock as they watch punches being thrown, along with hair pulling.

The man who recorded the video says the police were called and the woman in pink got off the plane.

No comment yet from American Airlines.

This is not the first time this year that things have gotten tense while on board a flight. In February, a video went viral of a confrontation between two passengers over reclining their seats.

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