Moment woman thrown off plane after screaming at flight attendants for speaking English

Chaos erupted on board a packed flight when a furious passenger allegedly went on a bizarre rant and screamed at crew for speaking English and refusing to follow basic safety rules. The drama unfolded on an AirAsia X flight from Chongqing in China to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on April 22. Stunned passengers watched as the woman leapt to her feet during the cabin announcements. As flight attendants delivered instructions in English and Malay, she reportedly exploded: "Why does an international flight not speak Chinese?" before yelling: "I am China !" Eyewitnesses say the situation spiralled after she refused to switch her phone to flight mode during taxiing. When another passenger began filming the breach, the woman allegedly became “uncontrollable”. She even claimed to be an off-duty flight attendant for a rival airline and insisted she was "filming a reality show", demanding an apology from those recording her outburst. Crew members attempted to calm the situation, but the passenger refused to sit down or comply with them, which forced the pilot into drastic action. The plane, scheduled to depart at 2am, was sent back to the gate as security rushed in. The delay dragged on for nearly two hours before police boarded and removed the unruly woman for "disrupting public order on an aircraft", according to airport authorities. The flight finally took off at 3.46am and later landed safely in Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 8.14am - but not without consequences. Some passengers reportedly missed onward connections, with several forced to wait a full day for the next available flights. AirAsia X boss Benyamin Ismail backed the crew’s handling of the ordeal, saying: "The pilot made the decision to return to the parking bay for the safety and order of the aircraft as the guest refused to follow instructions and interfered with the crew's duties." He added: "The guest was removed by the local authorities. We would like to praise our crew members for their professionalism in handling the situation according to the set procedures." Meanwhile, China Southern Airlines shut down the woman’s claim she worked for them, stating: "The person involved is not an employee of our company." The news comes as two passengers were ejected from a Jet2 flight bound for Manchester by Belgian authorities earlier this year after a brawl broke out in mid-air. The incident on February 12 was caught on camera, with one clip showing three men positioned in the aircraft's aisle, as he tries to snatch a passenger's phone before attempting to grab the face of the person ahead of him. A fracas ensued, which forced the flight reroute to Brussels before eventually arriving in Manchester during the late evening hours. A spokesperson for Jet2 said at the time that "two disruptive passengers will be banned from flying with us for life" due to their "appalling behaviour".