United Airlines worker, passenger have bloody brawl at Newark Airport check-in counter, video shows
One man taken into custody following fight at Newark Airport
A United Airlines worker and an apparent passenger took swings at each other in a bloody brawl that was captured on video at a Newark Airport check-in station.
Video of the fight at the New Jersey airport was shared on Twitter just before 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Footage shows a man in a dark blue hooded sweatshirt have an argument with an airline worker wearing a dark vest when the men begin hitting one another.
WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT
The man in the sweatshirt at one point responds, "You saw that s---!" and punches the worker in the face twice, knocking him to the ground, according to the video.
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When the man in the vest stands up, he is seen bleeding from his head. He confronts the other man again and they continue to argue. Another airport worker appears to step in as the video ends.
What happened before the camera started rolling wasn’t immediately clear.
A bloody brawl broke out at a United Airlines check-in station inside Newark Airport between a man and an airline worker. (Reuters / Reuters)
"United Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind at our airports or on board our planes and we are working with local authorities in their investigation of this matter," a spokesperson for United Airlines told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement.
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A spokesperson for the airline told WPIX-TV in an emailed statement that the man in the vest works for a subsidiary company affiliated with the airline and was not taken into custody.
The man in the hooded sweatshirt was taken into custody, according to the report. It was unclear whether he will face charges.