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THIS is the shock moment a massive brawl erupts at an airport, with raging passengers clambering over seats to pummel each other.

The chaos broke out at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday.

Video of a large fight breaking out at an airport gate.
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One lady mounted a chair to launch and aerial assaultCredit: Fox News
People fighting in an airport waiting area.
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People wrestled on the ground as others piled in from above
Fight breaking out in an airport waiting area.
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Passengers can be seen racing out of the way as others grapple on the ground

Furious men and women piled into the violence at the busy departure gate, with onlookers filming from the sidelines and later uploading clips to social media.

The footage shows more than 10 passengers laying into each other with fists and elbows in between rows of seats.

Some scramble out of harm's way, whilst others scramble to join to the scrum.

The brawl involved men tearing into each other on the floor and several women standing on seats to strike from above.

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One lady can be seen climbing up onto a chair and winding her fist back to launch and almighty aerial assault.

She then lashes out with her feet and both fists at other passengers below.

There was a sustained grapple on the ground, with enraged travellers pushing, punching and wrestling one another.

Fighters fall to the floor as they trip over other bodies in the melee.

The scuffle dies down momentarily, with the crowd gathering in a corner to exchange heated words.

But then the action flares up again - with a man in a red hoodie launching a particularly lethal volley of blows.

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The gate was crammed full of people waiting to board flights, many of whom stood to watch the struggle play out.

Passengers can be heard asking: "Why are they fighting?", amid the crying of children.

Another says: "This is embarrassing".

A third warns: "Y'all got kids over there, man."

Most of the brawlers were wearing tracksuits - some with their hoods up and face masks on.

Others entered the fray still with headphones over their ears.

It's not clear what sparked the altercation, or whether the passengers knew each other beforehand.

One bystander they couldn't understand what made things kick off.

They told the station: "I'm just trying to figure out, why were they fighting? What happened?"

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Cops were called but the crowd had dissolved by the time they arrived and nobody involved spoke to them,

Airport officials also told the site they are looking into the incident.

Video of a large fight breaking out at an Atlanta airport gate.
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There were at least 10 people involved in the frenzied violenceCredit: Fox News
Video of a fight breaking out at an airport gate.
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The fighting started back up after a momentary lullCredit: Fox News
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