Actually, the passengers wanted to fly from Australia to Singapore. But because of a boxing match on board a machine of the low-cost airline Scoot had to reverse.
The plane landed on Monday night in Sydney, after two male passengers had collided, the police said. One of the men was arrested.
A cell phone video shows the two seat neighbors banging on each other. At first, other passengers manage to separate the two. But then one of them tears off his shirt and starts over. The scene ends with his hands tied to the floor.
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A passenger told TV broadcaster ABC that the man started drinking alcohol right after takeoff. After 20 minutes, he had become aggressive. The crew then put him on another seat.
Two hours later, however, the situation escalated. The pilot decided then turn around. The airline - a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines - regretted the "interruption".