Fight breaks out aboard Southwest flight as witness praises bystander's ‘conflict resolution'

 A video shows two airplane passengers having a heated argument during a flight - an argument that then turned into a physical fight.

A passenger named Matthew Kivlan was taking a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Hawaii on Monday, Feb. 12, when he witnessed a scuffle between two other passengers, as Storyful and others reported.

Kivlan took out his phone and started filming the confrontation between the two male passengers.

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As seen in the video, one passenger appeared to be arguing with another passenger before being punched.

The passenger sitting across the aisle can be seen punching another man several times, before bystanders and flight attendants came in, pulled him back and separated the people.

On a recent flight from California to Hawaii, a passenger appeared to be arguing with another passenger, leading to a punch. After this others helped to calm the situation. (Matthew Kivlan via Storyful/Fox News)

Kivlan praised a bystander – a man named Dan – who began offering calming words to the irate man.

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Kivlan stated that in his view, the bystander used "textbook conflict resolution" techniques to defuse the situation by "maintaining eye contact, using non-threatening body language, and tactical empathy.

When two people started punching on a flight, a bystander used "textbook conflict resolution" techniques to defuse the situation by "maintaining eye contact" and "using non-threatening body language." Used. (Getty Images/Getty Images)

A Southwest Airlines employee told NBC that the two people involved in the altercation were taken into custody upon arrival in Hawaii.

The charges are unknown at this time, Storyful reports.

Kivlan told Storyful that although the situation appears to be an escalation of a dispute, he does not judge the individuals involved.

A Southwest Airlines employee indicated that the two people involved in the altercation were detained upon arrival in Hawaii. (Nicolas Economou/Nurfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

He said the situation "had given rise to understandable conflicts with decisions I'm sure both of them regret."

Kivlan instead recommended that people "focus on the lessons learned."

On Monday, a dispute broke out between two passengers, when other people intervened and broke up the fight. (Matthew Kivlan via Storyful/Fox News)

Fox News Digital contacted Southwest Airlines for comment.

A spokesperson for Southwest's public relations team said Wednesday morning, "Our report indicates that on February 12, two customers became unruly on Flight 1288 from Oakland to Lihue."

“We appreciate the professionalism of our employees and customers in resolving this situation.”

The spokesperson also said, "Our No. 1 priority is the safety and well-being of our customers and employees. The flight landed safely at its scheduled destination and local authorities met the aircraft upon arrival."