Chinese PhD student banned from Air France flights after slapping airport check-in staff
Woman detained following assault of Wuhan airport employee after being late for check-in
A woman passenger has been placed in detention for 10 days and blacklisted on Air France flights in the mainland after she slapped a member of staff at an airport in central China, Chinese media reported.
The woman lost her temper after she was told by ground staff that check-in for her flight from Wuhan to Paris had closed fourteen minutes earlier on Thursday morning, the Wuhan Evening News reported.
Staff advised her to alter or refund her tickets, but the woman refused saying she was about to go abroad to take part in an important conference.
She then rushed to the staff working area and slapped a member of staff twice after negotiations failed, the report said.
Police were called and arrested the woman, whose real name was not given in the article.