A passenger on a Chicago-bound flight from Atlanta had to be removed from a flight on Wednesday after allegedly creating a disturbance that made the plane return to the gate and cause a four-hour delay.
The aftermath of the fight and the woman's removal were caught on video and posted on a fellow passenger's Facebook page.
According to Michael Nash, a passenger on American Airlines flight 281 got into it with a flight attendant and another traveler over a reclined seat during takeoff. Nash was unable to capture the initial confrontation, but started recording the aftermath.
Things started to get heated after the woman was asked to put her seat in the upright position.
"The lady was asked to pull up her seat for take off. An FAA rule," he wrote on Facebook. "Long story short, she flipped out and attacked the flight attendant!"
That's when Nash says the woman pushed the flight attendant, who then fell into him. No one was hurt in the altercation, Nash said.
In the video, the woman can be heard complaining that someone had thrown water at her, but that was not captured on tape.
The commotion startled a small dog that the woman was carrying with her on the flight to Chicago. While American Airlines does allow dogs on certain flights, animals are required to remain in their carrier for the entire flight. Service animals are allowed to sit on a passenger's lap.
"When I first saw the dog, I was like 'Where the hell did that dog come from?'" Nash wrote online. "Turns out it was loose under her chair. So when she attacked the flight attendant, the dog got scared and ran."
Audible groans can be heard once the flight attendant tells the woman that the pilot is returning the plane back to the gate. Authorities escorted Nash and some other travelers before the flight was finally allowed to continue on to O'Hare International.