A Texas Sprit Airlines agent was suspended Friday after a viral video showed the moment he was in a physical altercation with a female passenger.
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The video made its rounds on social media after the unidentified male agent was involved in an argument with a woman who hurled racist and homophobic slurs at him. During the fight at Fort Worth International Airport, he tells her, “You have lost your mind! Don’t touch me ever in your life!” They continue to argue as the agent tells the woman to stop touching him and to get out of his face as she backs away, as reported by the New York Post.
Spirit Airlines said in a statement that the employee was suspended after reviewing the video. “Our vendor at DFW has suspended the agent,” the company wrote.
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“Spirit Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind, and we are working with local law enforcement to investigate this matter,”
We are aware of this altercation. Our vendor at DFW has suspended the agent. Spirit Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind, and we are working with local law enforcement to investigate this matter.
— Spirit Airlines (@SpiritAirlines) August 12, 2022
It was unclear whether the female passenger would also be charged with assault at the airport, but authorities didn’t disclose other details.
The situation left people taking the side of the Spirit Airlines agent
Based on the video’s content, the internet had its own opinions regarding the fight between the male agent and female passenger, and some understood why the agent fought back.
This woman caused this issue. Spirit airlines need to ban her, and she should be charged for hitting him. He got loud, but she wants to behave like trash and start a fight, well then she gets one. From another females point of view she is the primary aggressor.
— Pk (@fl_tampagirl) August 12, 2022
STAND BEHIND YOUR EMPLOYEE ! THIS IS ON SPIRIT AND AIRPORT SECURITY FOR NOT HAVING MORE EMPLOYEES AVAILABLE TO STEP IN AND HELP HIM! Nobody should have to put up with being discriminated against or assaulted on the job. This woman wanted a fight and she got it.
— stonkdude (@thestonkdude) August 12, 2022
And what happened to the woman that started the fight? Did you ban her from flying ever? Did you file charges against her? She hit him, she’s lucky, because she deserved it. Just because she’s a woman doesn’t make him automatically wrong. Y’all are trash.
— Genea78 (they/them) (@GeneaC1) August 12, 2022