New | Passengers go on rampage in Henan airport as snow grounds flights
Disgruntled passengers, many of whom had been waiting since Wednesday, were eager to board their flight on Thursday, the end of the week-long Lunar New Year break
Violence and chaos paralysed central Zhengzhou's Xinzheng International Airport on Thursday after more than two thousand travellers were stranded as flights were cancelled in snowy weather.
Hu Xiaoyu, an airport co-ordinator, said she was attacked by a woman who broke into her office at 9am and poured a bottle of soft drink over her head.
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"I had been working for 30 hours non-stop and had only had one meal in between," Hu told the Daily. After the assault Hu's attacker simply walked away.
Pictures shared on Weibo showed smashed counters, littered floors and chaotic scenes at the ariport.
