Two men were restrained on a Qatar Airways flight from Melbourne to Doha after becoming violent during the journey. The incident occurred on Friday, with the passengers allegedly becoming agitated shortly after boarding. They attempted to leave their seats, move through the cabin, and search through their luggage. Around six hours before landing, the situation escalated as the men began fighting and became abusive toward others and the crew. According to reports, the individuals made threats and claimed to have a gun. One passenger said they were "screaming about wanting to hurt and shoot people," while another claimed they were "headbutting and spitting on flight attendants." A 63-year-old woman was texting relatives during the ordeal using the plane's wifi and praised a man named James sitting beside her, who "jumped across" to restrain one of the men once things turned nastier. Each man required six or seven people to hold them down until the aircraft could land. Doha police officers met the plane upon landing and arrested the two men, earning a round of applause from passengers. Qatar Airways confirmed in a statement that two male passengers were involved in a physical altercation on board flight VA7 from Melbourne to Doha, operated by Qatar Airways. Both passengers were restrained and handed over to local authorities upon arrival in Doha. The safety and well-being of crew and passengers remain the airline's highest priority, according to the statement. This incident comes days after photos of an American Airlines passenger went viral, as he was duct-taped to his seat mid-flight from Dallas to Newark after allegedly shouting racist and homophobic slurs and being physically violent. He was later identified as estate agent Arthur Lundeen, 67, and has subsequently been fired.