Airport rage in Yunnan leads to prison time for ex-official
A former Yunnan county official, whose airport meltdown in February was caught on camera and went viral, has received a prison sentence for a moment of rage that has turned out to be costing him dearly.
A former Yunnan county official, whose airport meltdown in February was caught on camera and went viral, has received a prison sentence for a moment of rage that has turned out to be costing him dearly.
The People's Court of the Guangdu district in Kunming on Tuesday sentenced Yan Linkun, to six months in jail and a further one-year suspended sentence for a temper tantrum at the Kunming Changshui Airport. A video of the incident made headlines and has led to other clips depicting China's less well-tempered air travellers taking out their frustration with air travel service.
Yan and his family of four were flying from Kunming to Guangzhou on February 19. After having breakfast near the gate they asked to board their flight some 20 minutes before the scheduled departure, but were told that the gate had already been closed. Yan had to buy a ticket for a later flight, which he missed again, sparking his violent tantrum.