Drunk plane passenger punches a woman in the face in brutal air rage row as fellow travellers forced to intervene

A drunk plane passenger punched a woman in the face during a bizarre air rage row.

The man's fellow passengers had to restrain him after he started swearing loudly before he hit the woman he was travelling with mid-flight.

The man, who was not identified, was captured on video being manhandled by cabin crew and fellow passengers.

He was reportedly disturbing other passengers by swearing loudly and becoming violent.

The man also allegedly punched his 26-year-old female companion, whose name was not reported.

They were flying from the resort city of Antalya in south-western Turkey' Antalya Province back home to the city of Ufa in south-central Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan region.

This clip, taken on a mobile phone, shows the moment he is restrained in the aisle as another passenger helps to hold him down.

He can be seen being restrained by crew with what appears to be a safety demonstration seat belt.

It is not known which airline the man was flying with.

He was then taken to a local police station when the plane landed in Ufa.

The man was fined £13 for the incident and has been put on a "close watch" list for airlines.

Reports suggest he could be facing more severe prosecution after his actions were filmed and uploaded to the internet.

Netizen ‘Elleven’ said: "Alcohol turns off everything: fear, responsibility, discipline.

"But on the contrary, it turns on such feelings as aggression, disrespect, fearlessness.

"Not a single fine would help dealing with it, but an electroshock might be one whole different thing. Hand and leg cuffs would be helpful as well."

Another one identified as ‘Groot’ added: "I really don’t get such people. There are so many consequences of such actions, but he doesn’t seem to care."