The upsetting footage, filmed before Flight 591 departed from San Francisco on Friday afternoon, shows the airline staff member goading a passenger and saying, 'hit me'. Related Content American Airlines suspends flying to NZ for two months, puts on bigger Dreamliner Video Watch: American Airlines employee challenges passenger to hit him Video Watch: Screaming man dragged off United Airlines flightThe man asks for the name of the employee who is alleged to have hit the crying woman. Another passenger, a woman, also confronts an American Airlines employee about the situation. The situation escalates further when a man in an American Airlines uniform boards the plane. The staff member responds by pointing his finger at the man and telling him to 'stay out of it.'

Source: New Zealand Herald April 22, 2017 04:14 UTC