Three women, who are believed to be of Indian origin, were removed from a Spirit Airlines flight in the United States after a heated exchange with a flight attendant. 

A video of the incident, shared on TikTok initially, has gone viral on social media platforms.

The altercation led to a delay of more than an hour as police were called to escort the women off the aircraft, Hindustan Times reported.

The footage, shared by TikTok user @khamisidrismo, showed the three women seated in a row arguing with a flight attendant, who was standing in the aisle.

The dispute reportedly began when the attendant incorrectly stated that the flight was headed to New Orleans, instead of New York.

“You don’t know where the flight is going. First of all, you don’t know…” one of the women is heard saying in the video.

The flight attendant quickly acknowledged the error, saying, “I’m sorry about that. That is my mistake.”

She then asked the women to place their bags under the seat in front of them.

However, the women chose to ignore the request and instead continued to question the earlier slip. “You have said so many times that it is New Orleans. So first of all, you have to know where we are going,” one woman said.

The situation escalated when the flight attendant said: “Okay, you know, just for that, I’m going to make sure you guys get off. This is easy for me. Watch,” before walking away.

In a follow-up video, police officers are seen boarding the plane and attempting to remove the women.

“After the previous video I posted, we were delayed for an hour. Ultimately the cops had to show up and threaten to use physical force to remove them,” the TikTok user wrote.

A police officer is heard calmly instructing: “Stand up and walk with us. We can talk more out there. But right now, stand up and walk with us.”

Despite their requests, the women initially refused to leave and continued arguing. One officer then warned them, saying, “I’m telling you what’s happening. Either you are gonna get off the plane, or you’re going to jail.”

The women ultimately collected their belongings and exited the aircraft. The flight departed an hour later.

The viral video has sparked widespread criticism on social media, with many condemning the women's behaviour for being disrespectful to the flight attendant.