Brawl erupts between Spirit Airlines agents and passengers over denied luggage

A fight erupted near the jet bridge at the Philadelphia International Airport between a mother and daughter and Spirit Airlines staff after they were told their carry-on luggage was too large to bring on the plane. Parts of the encounter were captured on video. The footage begins with a pair of travelers, a mother and daughter, swiping at Spirit Airlines gate agents near the entrance to the terminal’s jet bridge, which connects the airport to the waiting airplanes. The pair was leaving Philadelphia for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when the scuffle broke out. The younger traveler grabbed the dreadlocks of one of the Spirit Airlines staffers, prompting another staff to slap her on the back of the head yell for her to "get off." She eventually let go, after which the Spirit Airlines staffer punched her several times in the face, even as the girl was being restrained by others. The woman’s mother, who somehow lost her shirt and shoes in the fight, continued to battle with the gate staff. A bystander could be heard in the background of the video asking "where the f*** is security?" A little boy — who may be a part of the same family fighting with airline employees — then began hitting a Spirit Airlines employee before running off in tears and collapsing to the floor. The fight appeared to be calming before the mother rushed to the gate kiosk and grabbed a keyboard. She was retrained and punched by another staffer. Police said they’ve spoken to all involved but have not made any arrests resulting from the fight.<br/>