Delta Defends Pilot Who Hit Passenger
A Delta Air Lines pilot is back at work after he belted one of two brawling passengers in a jetway after the aircraft landed. A video obtained by TMZ shows the pilot smacking one of the women, who started tussling while disembarking.

A Delta Air Lines pilot is back at work after he belted one of two brawling passengers in a jetway after the aircraft landed. A video obtained by TMZ shows the pilot smacking one of the women, who started tussling while disembarking. "The pilot has since been returned to work as our investigation found that his actions de-escalated an altercation between passengers on the jetway floor during deplaning," TMZ reported an airline representative as saying. The pilot was initially suspended while airline brass looked into the case.
In the video, one of the combatants walks toward the other, who grabs her and starts propelling her backward down the jetway as a third woman lands a well-placed kick. The two land in a heap practically at the feet of the pilot who swats one of the women in what looks like a bid to disengage her from the other. At some point a male voice yells "Knock it off!" but it's not clear if it was the pilot. After one swing, the pilot walks away and the woman who landed the kick sits on them. Another pilot tells them to settle down and they seem to declare a truce. The two had apparently been at each other on the flight and knew each other. Police were called but neither wanted to press charges, according to TMZ.
