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Miami Airport Fight Club: Another Nasty Gate Area Brawl

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 6, 2021November 14, 2023 30 Comments

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Another week, another nasty fight at Miami International Airport, which we might as well dub the Miami Airport Flight Club. This time, apparently, it was not over seat assignments, but over masks and a continuing feud that began on a flight from Chicago.

Miami Airport Fight Club: Another Nasty Brawl In Gate Area That Began On Southwest Flight

According to a witness, two women got into a verbal altercation onboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago Midway (MDW) to Miami (MIA). The fight then continued on the ground in Miami.

I could give you a play-by-play of the fight, but perhaps it is better to just watch the videos below or close your eyes and listen to the exchange.


From another angle and with context:

https://liveandletsfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Miami-Airport-Fight-After-Chicago-to-Miami-Southwest-Flight.mp4

My favorite line from the exchange. A man yells, “You’re making a fool of yourself!” to which a woman replies, “No, he’s not he’s defending himself.” In these sorts of situations, you defend yourself by running in the opposite direction…

Alcohol was thought to be in play (though Southwest has still not re-introduced alcohol onboard) and the hair extensions were weaponized to inflict maximum damage (one Reddit user asked what hairport is this?).

Southwest Airlines and Miami International Airport have not offered any comment on the incident, which allegedly took place May 5th.

The fight comes just a week after another nasty brawl in Miami that saw multiple people fighting it out over standby seats.


> Read More: Multiple Fights Break Out In Miami Airport Gate Area


 CONCLUSION

We’ve seen a pair of very nasty brawls at Miami Airport over the last week. Hopefully these will not become a weekly occurrence…

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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30 Comments

  1. Santastico Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 10:47 am

    Is it a coincidence that both events of fights in Miami included a flight to and from Chicago? Classy people!!!!

  2. ss Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 11:30 am

    BLM

  3. Christian Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    C’mon Matthew, you know better than this. You don’t talk about Miami Airport Fight Club.

  4. JGRL Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 12:27 pm

    How does BLM have any respect for movement with this common place behavior.., and their offspring will only perpetuate the same. Good Lord help us! This goes for any ethnicity. Disgusting.

  5. Chase Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 12:30 pm

    Add in NYC and you’d have the perfect trifecta of a triangle of trashiest flights to avoid

  6. Santastico Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 12:36 pm

    @Chase: I don’t think Miami should be included. The two incidents were not caused by Miami people. One flight was going to and the other was coming from Chicago. Miami has a huge Latin influence, people are more laid back and do not get into trash like that.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      May 6, 2021 at 12:46 pm

      There does appear to be that common Chicago connection…

  7. GUWonder Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 12:42 pm

    Outside of Asia, I’ve actually never seen adult passengers get into a live physical altercation with other passengers at the gate. They do happen elsewhere, but I’ve just not seen them except on videos.

  8. Santastico Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 12:54 pm

    @Matthew: If you pay me to live in Chicago I will pass.

  9. Will Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 1:11 pm

    I feel like cops were just like….. “nah” As the kids say, ratchet

  10. DavidM Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 1:12 pm

    I bet Spirit was relieved that their name was not involved in this brawl from Miami.

  11. rich Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 1:14 pm

    TBH my biggest issue with traveling or just going out anymore isn’t the virus but the tempers and behavior of people. Too many don’t think rules or laws apply to them. Some are actively looking for conflict or maybe even hits on youtube/social media.

    I would hate to have any kind of job involving dealing with the public face to face.

    I told someone a few months ago that I think the world needs a vacation month that is just resting, relaxing, having fun and ignoring all politics and other stressful stuff.

  12. Joe Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 1:41 pm

    Doing what they do best.

  13. Yossarian Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 1:57 pm

    Just raise airfares to $20 above Greyhound or Amtrak.

  14. JoEllen Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 2:05 pm

    Diversity, inclusion, tolerance, under-represented, people “who look like me”. I have no idea why any of those words would come to mind.

  15. Mavis Leonard Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 2:09 pm

    I marched with Ralph Abernathy and Dr. King and now I’m so embarrassed. Reminds me of that 2011 incident at National Zoo.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/youth-suffers-stab-wounds-in-fight-at-national-zoo/2011/04/25/AFbFAElE_story.html

  16. Maria Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 2:30 pm

    They don’t represent BLM. They represent what is in all races; Undisciplined, Disrespectful and No Guidance.

    For the most part stay away from the ones with the yarn as their hair

  17. Jan Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 2:44 pm

    Ratchet.

  18. Hey_It's_That_Vaxx'd_Guy! Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    One has to ask and then give credit to whoever did their hair! I mean dayumm! Those locks held on right & tight! Unbeweaveable!

  19. David Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 5:50 pm

    YE YE CATFIGHT!…….lot of similarities between the people involved in this one and the last one

  20. Jase Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 7:41 pm

    If the media could find a way to blame this on racism, they would.

  21. BLM Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 8:27 pm

    How does BLM have anything to do with this? Completely separate issues! The fact that you are trying to make this about BLM and race is very telling.

  22. Michael Reply
    May 6, 2021 at 8:37 pm

    You have to give credit, where credit is due. The woman with the blonde weave owes a debt of gratitude to her hairdresser! That weave held up like no other!

  23. Trevor Reply
    May 7, 2021 at 2:08 am

    It’s telling because these are likely the same people who ‘marched’ and ‘peacefully protested’ last year demanding their lives be ‘respected’ when they don’t even respect their own. The hypocrisy is breathtaking.

  24. emercycrite Reply
    May 7, 2021 at 7:30 am

    Just another day in Miami.

  25. Aaron Reply
    May 8, 2021 at 1:59 am

    @Santastico

    Chicago doesn’t want you either, their standards are too high for you.

    Good to see low key racists like ss, JGRL, Joe, JoEllen, Trevor, etc posting on here.

  26. Richard Jorge Reply
    May 12, 2021 at 11:46 am

    In Miami there is a slow response by Security, they should have been there quickly but of course way to slow.

  27. J L Reply
    June 1, 2021 at 10:28 am

    This is what happens when you weren’t raised right. When you weren’t taught morals, manners or just plain decency! These people act like savages!! They have No respect for themselves or anyone else. It is disgusting how trash has damaged what used to be good.

  28. Jl Reply
    June 1, 2021 at 10:30 am

    Jase you are so right!!! It’s getting old !!

  29. rhonda Reply
    June 6, 2021 at 7:28 pm

    This has nothing to do with BLM. There are lower classes in all colors and types. But, what’s up with the blonde long dreads…just weird shit. But, key point, whites have their idiot rednecks and blacks do too. Do not lump people into racial stereotypes. ( p.s. some people may come across as redneck to others, but there are some fine people among them..) Grow up people. This has been the worst tourism year for the caribbean islands ever, because everyone is acting like f f’n idiot. self centered people seem to be empowered.

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