‘Listen… Before I Take Your Hairpiece Out’: ‘: Belligerent White Man Berates Black Woman on Spirit Airlines Flight for Being In His ‘Space,’ Calls Passengers ‘Boatload of Handouts’

A cellphone video shows a male passenger on a Spirit Airlines flight escalate a tense dispute with a female passenger because she was in his “space.” The video, posted by Dallas Latest on Instagram, shows a white male passenger insulting a Black female passenger standing in front of him in the aisle on the plane. The flight reportedly took off from Houston, Texas, and landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A man and a woman argue on a Spirit flight. (Instagram video screenshot/Dallas Latest) “B**** a**, you’re lucky you’re a woman,” the male passenger says. “That’s what you’re mad about because you’re not one,” the female passenger counters. You want to have a catfight, don’t you?” “Listen, relax before I take your hairpiece out,” the male passenger states. “Yeah, you and your wig. You want to play that s***. You want to start talking s***, lady?” Several passengers are heard loudly protesting the male passenger’s behavior and asking him to calm down. After the female passenger starts insulting his weight, asking if he’d like another beer, and telling him that he smells like the toxins he consumes, he calls her a “mouthy b****” and sharply breathes in her face twice, triggering...