Mainland Chinese passengers kicked off Dragonair flight after refusing to leave toilet
Two mainland Chinese passengers and an infant were removed from a Dragonair flight at Chek Lap Kok airport after refusing to leave the toilet and return to their seats, an airline spokesman said.
A 33-year-old woman was cleaning excrement from her one-year-old son over a sink inside a cabin toilet without closing the door when Beijing-bound flight KA902 was preparing to take off at 3pm on Saturday, an airline spokesman said.
Her move drew complaints from the other passengers, who complained about the smell, while the "fasten seatbelts" sign remained in effect.
The woman and her partner, a 34-year-old man, refused to finish cleaning the infant and return to their seats when approached by members of the flight crew, the spokesman said.
The inflight service manager then alerted the captain, who requested the trio to leave the plane at 4.30pm on the grounds of maintaining cabin hygiene, the interest of other passengers and the physical condition of the boy.
But the duo refused to yield to their calls, prompting the airline’s operational staff to call for police assistance at about 4.55pm.
The pair finally agreed to leave the flight after police officers stepped in. The case was later settled and no one was arrested, police said.