Winter of discontent: Woman stands on airport check-in counter in China to complain about blizzard flight delays
A photograph of a woman standing on the desk of an airline check-in counter and complaining loudly about flight delays at an airport in China has circulated widely on mainland social media.
In the photo, the woman stands on the counter at Zhoushuizi International Airport in Dalian, Liaoning povince while airline staff and even a few passengers seem oblivious to her.
Most passengers, though, look rather surprised at her behaviour.
Xinhua reported that 102 flights were cancelled and 22 others were diverted to other airports on Thursday until Friday night due to snow and sleet. As a result, a large number of travellers were stranded in the airport.
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The Xinhua report said the woman was “expressing her discontent”. The time of the incident and the woman’s name were not given.
Some internet users scolded the woman, including one who wrote on Weibo: “Why are you so angry, Delays are due to the bad weather.”
Others were more critical of the airport management: “The airport should reflect on its management issues... It did not even notify travellers properly of the flight delays and cancellations.”
