Spirit Airlines passengers brawl onboard plane as flight attendant attempts to intervene: ‘Throwing it down’
A Spirit Airlines flight attendant attempted to break up the brawl that erupted onboard the plane
Spirit Airlines passengers brawl after flight lands in Boston
A fight breaks out between passengers after a plane touched down at Logan International Airport in Boston, Mass., on Tuesday. (Credit: Facebook/ Laura Lutfy Grome)
A Spirit Airlines flight from South Carolina to Boston ended with two passengers “throwing it down” in front of a family.
“Next thing you know they were throwing it down right in front of us,” Nicole Grome, who was on the flight from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with her parents, told Boston 25. “We were right there. I could have touched his arm.”
The viral video showed two men throwing vicious punches shortly after the plane touched down at Logan International Airport in Boston on Tuesday. It was unclear what the altercation was about.
The cell phone video captured the desperate Spirit Airlines flight attendant using her arms to shield the barrage of punches as the fighting match broke out in the aisle.
“Stop, stop, stop,” the flight attendant is heard repeatedly yelling as the two men exchanged blows.
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The Spirit Airlines flight departed from Myrtle Beach, S.C., around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday and landed in Boston, MA just before midnight on Tuesday, May 7. (Facebook/ Laura Lutfy Grome)
Grome commended the flight attendant for attempting to calm down the enraged passengers.
“That poor flight attendant. She was doing her best,” Grome said. “She’s putting herself in a dangerous situation to protect everyone else on the flight.”
As the punches were flying, a flight attendant desperately tried to get other people off the plane.
“If you’re not part of that fight, please get off the airplane!” the flight attendant is heard saying over the intercom.
Nicole’s mother, Laura, told the local outlet that the unidentified men were heard shouting for much of the two-hour flight from South Carolina, but the fight did not become physical until the plane touched down.
“We were on the runway, and it turned physical,” she said. “You just don’t know what’s going to happen and what may or may not be used as a weapon.”
The Spirit Airlines flight attendant was seen inserting herself between the two brawling passengers on the late-night flight to Boston on May 7. (Facebook/ Laura Lutfy Grome)
Allen Grome, Nicole’s father, told the local station that flying is “not like it used to be.”
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“I want to give a shout-out to the flight attendants. They went out of their way to deescalate the situation,” Allen said. “Flying is certainly not like it used to be!”
A fight broke out after Spirit Airlines flight 3907 landed in Boston. (iStock)
Spirit Airlines confirmed to Fox News Digital that the two men involved in the altercation were placed on the airline’s no-fly list.
“Law enforcement was requested due to a disturbance that occurred as Spirit Airlines flight 3907 was deplaning in Boston on May 7,” a spokesperson said. “We do not tolerate disruptive behavior of any kind, and the passengers involved are no longer welcome on any of our flights.”
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Massachusetts State Police Trooper Brandon Doherty said that authorities arrived at Logan International Airport and found the two men after they had exited the security checkpoint.
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He added that no charges were pressed following the incident.
“At 11:50 Tuesday night patrols from the SP-Logan Airport responded to gate B37 for an altercation between two passengers,” Doherty said. “Troopers arriving to that location minutes later, had discovered both involved parties had made their way to the public side of the security checkpoint. Troopers were able to locate the victim of the confrontation curbside. That man reported he was not injured and did not wish to pursue any charges.”
Flight Attendants Gawk As Bloody Fight Breaks Out On Spirit Airlines
Well, it’s nice to see that some things never change. A bloody fight broke out on a Spirit Airlines flight last week that ultimately led to a diversion. We’ve certainly missed those stories lately. But how about the flight attendant reaction? That’s the real story here.
Bloody Brawl Breaks Out On Spirit Airlines Flight To Detroit
A man was trying to sleep. People around him were being loud (welcome to Spirit Airlines). He got angry. He told the people around him to shut up. He also told the flight attendants they were being too loud. Another passenger took offense to the correction.
Words quickly escalated to fists and a bloody fight broke out, with blood spattering over seats and other passengers retreating for cover.
Flight attendants just stood back and watched (more on that below) but when pilots caught wind of the incident, the flight diverted to Des Moines.
When the two men realized the flight was diverting, both rushed to the rear of the aircraft…but it wasn’t to continue their fight, it was to change clothes. Did they really hope to hide?
Interestingly, no arrests were made on the ground:
Des Moines Police Department Sergeant Paul Parizek explained to KETV:
“We did not arrest anyone. Pretty unique situation. It was determined that the incident took place over Nebraska, so DMPD has no jurisdiction. At the crew’s request, we escorted one passenger off the plane, and it continued on to Detroit. He was free to go.”
Once passenger never even left the aircraft. The other was escorted off. The flight took off again without the blood being cleaned, with one passenger noting:
“We sat there for two hours, everyone sucking everyone’s coronavirus.”
Flight Attendant Reaction…Reasonable?
What most caught my attention was the action of the flight attendants. They just stood back and gawked, reportedly telling passengers “we are not paid enough” to break up fights.
My first reaction was to chuckle and nod in approval, but that’s actually not a satisfying answer. Flight attendants often remind us they are present primarily for our safety and if this isn’t an issue of safety, I don’t know what is.
It’s one thing to avoid stepping into the middle of two men throwing punches at each other with blood spattering everyone. But how about yelling at them to stop instead of just standing back with popcorn?
CONCLUSION
My first Spirit Airlines flights was from Los Angeles to Detroit in 2004. It was the same redeye flight that was impacted in this story. Look, I know traveling can be very stressful and I empathize with the man who expected peace and quiet on a short overnight flight. But this is Spirit Airlines, after all. A word to the wise: avoid confronting your seatmate. Because if a flight breaks out, you are on your own…
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy again, and flight attendants union warns to ‘prepare for all possible scenarios’
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Rio Yamat and
August 30, 2025, 10:58 AM ET
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A Spirit Airlines 319 Airbus taxis at Manchester Boston Regional Airport.Charles Krupa—AP Photo
Budget carrier Spirit Airlines said Friday that it has filed for fresh bankruptcy protection months after emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization.
The ultra low-cost airline said it plans to keep flying as usual during the restructuring process, meaning passengers can still book trips and use their tickets, credits and loyalty points. Employees and contractors will also continue to get paid, the company said.
CEO Dave Davis said the airline’s previous Chapter 11 petition focused on reducing debt and raising capital, and since exiting that process in March, “it has become clear that there is much more work to be done and many more tools are available to best position Spirit for the future.”
Flight attendants, meanwhile, were warned by union leaders to “prepare for all possible scenarios.”
“We are being direct because even as we have many ways to fight because of our union, we also want to get you the truth about the situation at our airline and how each of us can take actions to protect and prepare ourselves for any challenge,” the Association of Flight Attendants said Friday in a letter to its members.
Spirit, known for its bright yellow planes and no-frills service, has had a rough ride since the COVID-19 pandemic, struggling to rebound amid rising operation costs and its mounting debt. By the time of its first Chapter 11 filing in November, Spirit had lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020.
The airline now carries $2.4 billion in long-term debt, most due in 2030, and reported a negative free cash flow of $1 billion at the end of the second quarter.
Friday’s news comes as budget carriers like Spirit are under pressure by bigger airlines, which have rolled out their own low-cost offerings. Spirit, meanwhile, is attempting to tap into a growing market for more upscale travel with its new tiered pricing that includes more perks on the higher end.
But in a quarterly report issued earlier this month, Spirit Aviation Holdings, the carrier’s parent company, revealed that it had “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in business over the next year. The company cited “adverse market conditions” the company faced after its most recent restructuring.
That included poor demand for domestic leisure travel and “uncertainties in its business operations” that the Florida company expected to continue through at least the end of 2025.
Spirit’s cost-cutting efforts continued after emerging from bankruptcy protection in March, including plans to furlough about 270 pilots and downgrade some 140 captains to first officers in the coming months.
Those changes, which go into effect Oct. 1 and Nov. 1, were tied to expected flight volumes in 2026, the company has said. They also follow previous furloughs and job cuts before the company’s bankruptcy filing last year.
Despite the cuts, Spirit has said it needs more cash. As a result, the company said it was considering selling off certain aircraft and real estate.
Spirit’s fleet is relatively young, which has made the airline an attractive target. But buyout attempts from budget rivals like JetBlue and Frontier were unsuccessful both before and duringSpirt’s first bankruptcy process.
Spirit operates 5,013 flights to 88 destinations in the U.S., the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, Panama and Colombia, according to travel search engine Skyscanner.net
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