Bizarre incidents involving Spirit Airlines

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Spirit PASSENGERS BRAWL on board!! A Spirit Airlines A319 (N516NK) performing flight NKS141/NK141 from Baltimore KBW to Los Angeles KLAX was in midair when two women started a brawl fight in the passengers cabin. Once on LAX ground, pilots were advised and requested police and law enforcement at the gate.

Timeline
A Spirit Airlines A319 (N516NK) performing flight NKS141/NK141 from Baltimore KBW to Los Angeles KLAX was in midair when two women started a brawl fight in the passengers cabin.
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Development of the situation
Once on LAX ground, pilots were advised and requested police and law enforcement at the gate.
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Response or continuation
A Spirit Airlines flight was supposed to head to Cancun, but instead, the plane had to turn around and make an emergency landing.
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Resolution or outcome described in the account
According to the crew, the plane was struck by lightning twice after taking off.
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Accident Facts

Registration
N516NK
Aircraft
A319
Flight
NKS141
Airports
LAS (Las Vegas), LAX (Los Angeles), SNA (John Wayne)
Category
Emergency, Midair / Near miss, Hijack / Security, Diversion
Reconstruction
9:49

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Audio from the original air traffic control recording, sourced from public recordings and released investigation records. The reconstruction, animation and written account are our own.
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