In the video, a group fight in an American airport on plane seats

A video clip documented a group fight at Miami International Airport in the lounge of "American Airlines" before the plane flew to Chicago on Sunday afternoon, after more tickets were sold than the number of seats on the plane (overbooking).

CBS Miami said that according to eyewitnesses, an airline employee told a group of 4 people that there were only three spare seats left on the plane, and the next group of 3 passengers said that seats had become reserved for them, and here began the fight.

Footage taken by a traveler on the same flight showed;

People punching and kicking each other with the legs despite pleas to stop.

Selling more tickets than the number of seats on the plane is called "overbooking", which is often used in the United States in the hope that some passengers will refuse to travel at the last minute, as those who do not have enough seats travel on the next flight, and it is often offered. Various compensation.

Excess reservation is legally valid, as the airline can force passengers to abandon their seats, and it is preferable to ask about the details of the delay before accepting compensation.

Miami Police managed to break the fight, and said that one of the victims needed medical attention, noting that he refused to write a statement about the perpetrators.

However, one of the leaders of the group causing the fight was arrested.

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