THIS was the shocking moment when a huge scuffle broke out at an airport as travelers punched and pulled each other’s hair.
Footage was recorded at an inside baggage claim of Chicago O’Hare International Airport on the second night.
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Wild video is now available on social media and shows a great fight breaking out between about a dozen people.
People at Chicago’s Terminal 3 could be seen pulling hair, punching and jumping on the backs of other passengers.
The chaos is believed to have stemmed from an argument between several passengers disembarking the plane at around 11pm.
Violent scenes show large groups Traveler push each other to the ground and red braids from a woman’s hair can be spotted on the floor after she tries to get up.
Then a group of men jumped onto the baggage carousel and punched each other while others pinned each other to the ground.
When the movie broke out, two men were discovered Fight on a conveyor belt, with one person being punched in the face on the luggage belt before being brutally kicked in the head.
A woman can be seen using her headset as a weapon before a man throws her on the floor and starts punching her.
Footage also shows a woman with her hair pinned to the ground along with two other women while some personal belongings are scattered on the airport floor.
Travel shoes and pillows can be seen on the ground while angry passengers trample them as they continue to fight.
Horrified onlookers could be heard shouting for security and asking others to stop fighting as the tourists turned more violent.
At least three people in the video tried to separate the crowd while others shouted for airport staff to intervene.
Another woman involved in the scuffle tried to hit another with what appeared to be a shoe before a man punched her in the face, sending her to the floor.
Chicago police confirmed in a statement that a man and woman had been arrested and charged in connection with the major war.
Police arrested Christopher Hampton, 18, of Maywood, Illinois, and Tembra Hicks, 20, of Carol Stream, Illinoisfor allegedly punching a 24-year-old woman.
In a statement, Chicago Police said: “Verbal arguments during landing escalated on the lower level of Terminal 3 when a 24-year-old female victim was punched by two offenders.
“The offenders have been detained and charged accordingly.”
A statement from O’Hare International Airport said: “Safety and security have always been the top priority of the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA).
“We work closely with all of our federal partners present at O’Hare and Midway International Airports and the Chicago Police Department to ensure that everyone is safe while they are in our facilities. I.
“CDA also ensures that their airline partners have clear lines of communication with public safety resources regarding incidents occurring in their leased areas.”
Video posted on Twitter via Chicago Police Scanner District 16 and 17 and has gained 671.2 thousand views.
Viewers flocked to the comments section to leave their thoughts on the shocking brawl.
One person wrote: “How does it keep getting worse?”
Another said: “Yep, don’t fly anywhere for me”.
Another added: “Uhhh this is the airport… where’s the police?!?”
This comes later a man knocks down two airport employees when the movie broke out at Bristol airport.
Eleven men are also charged in 2021 after a Mass brawl broke out between passengers at Luton Airportthree people were seriously injured and 17 were arrested.
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