by winston » Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:28 am
Flight rowdies arrested after opening exits
Police detained 25 angry passengers who opened emergency exit doors before takeoff after their flight was delayed by snow, the latest case of rowdy behaviour by Chinese travelers.
The passengers were forced to wait in their seats for hours late Friday and early Saturday after their China Eastern flight from the southwest city of Kunming to Beijing was delayed, Xinhua News Agency reported.
After requesting they be allowed off for health reasons, some passengers "opened three emergency doors in an attempt to stop the flight" forcing it to return to the terminal, Xinhua said.
Two of the passengers, surnamed Zhou and Li, were sentenced to 15 days in detention for violating public order.
The country's growing wealth has seen a boom in air travel, but its airports are plagued with delays and incidents of unruly passenger behaviour have risen.
Last month a budget flight from Thailand to China was forced to return to Bangkok after a Chinese passenger threw hot water at a cabin attendant.
Source: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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