The incident occurred on Sunday morning when a female passenger verbally abused a flight attendant after learning the flight, already delayed several hours, still could not take off.
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The impatient passengers can be seen pushing and shoving in the tight space between the seats.
Five people were taken into custody after the scuffle broke out.
Chinese airline Hainan is close to deciding on whether to open a route from Dublin to Beijing in what would be Ireland’s first direct link to Asia’s biggest economy.
Airport police then boarded the plane and took away five passengers for investigation.
Police are investigating the brawl.
According to The Independent, China consistently ranks at the bottom of worldwide flight surveys for on-time takeoffs, and this is reportedly because the skies are overcrowded by the military.
Meanwhile Hangzhou airport, which is on the east coast of China, was the second worst in the world for punctuality.
Shanghai was scarcely any better, with only 24 per cent of flights from Hongqiao airport leaving on time.
However, the giant brawl led to even further delays as police are shown on video intervening in order to control and remove passengers.
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