British airline Jet2 announced that it banned two travelers for life after they started brawling on a flight bound for Manchester, United Kingdom on Thursday, resulting in its diversion. The flight was traveling from Antalya, Turkey when the mid-air fight broke out, according to the airline. T he cause of the brawl was not immediately clear Saturday. The flight was diverted to Brussels, Belgium’s capital city, as a result of the disruption, the airline said. Jet2, a budget-friendly airline behind last year’s viral “Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday” jingle, called the behavior of the two passengers “appalling.” Airlines Jan 22 Can I change my flight for free due to bad weather? Here's what airlines say Airlines Jan 21 A former flight attendant posed as a pilot and received hundreds of free flights, U.S. authorities say “They were both offloaded by police in Brussels and the flight continued to Manchester,” the airline said in the statement. “We can confirm that the two disruptive passengers will be banned from flying with us for life, and we will also vigorously pursue them to recover the costs that we incurred as a result of this diversion.” Videos depicting the altercation could be seen circulating online. In one video, two men start exchanging blows before additional passengers get involved. Many could be heard urging the men to stop. “As a family-friendly airline, we take a zero-tolerance approach to disruptive passenger behaviour, and we are very sorry that other customers and our colleagues onboard had to experience this too,” the airline said. ...read more read less