Obsessive Chinese fans of K-pop stars Wanna One force flight to be delayed
- Fans from mainland China and Hong Kong had booked tickets to get a closer look at their idols, but then demanded to leave the plane before it took off
Three overenthusiastic K-pop fans have been blamed for delaying a flight after booking tickets so they could get a closer view of their idols.
The trio, two from mainland China and one from Hong Kong, had booked tickets on a Korean Air flight between Hong Kong and Seoul, which members of the band Wanna One were travelling on after performing in the city.
When the band boarded the flight on Saturday afternoon the trio, who had paid for first, business and economy class tickets, surrounded the singers waving posters, according to Korean media reports.
Flight attendants convinced them to leave the band alone, but the fans then demanded a refund and asked to leave the flight – something that would require the whole plane to be evacuated and go through security checks again to comply with aviation safety laws.
The trio, who were all believed to be in their twenties, insisted on leaving even when cabin crew had explained the situation to them, according to the Korea Times.
All 360 passengers were therefore forced to disembark and go through the security checks again, delaying the flight by over an hour.