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| Passengers boarding a plane at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, July 27. (File photo/Xinhua) |
The Chinese
authorities have decided to reign in disorderly behavior among air passengers,
announcing new safety rules that ban travelers from occupying seats not
assigned to them.
The Civil
Aviation Administration (CAA) of China reiterated its determination to crack
down on illegal or unsafe behavior by air passengers in a statement released
Aug. 12.
The CAA
highlighted 11 types of bad behavior, such as blocking security checks and
boarding gates, attacking or threatening attacks on crew members and occupying
seats not assigned to them, for which people will face fines of up to 3,000
yuan (US$469) and even detention.
According
to the CAA, airport authorities across the country reported 16 violations
between late July and early August, including passengers opening airplane
doors, fighting in the terminal and smoking during flights.
One man was
detained for five days for making a hoax bomb threat when going through a
security check at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport in northeastern China
Aug. 5.
Another man
was arrested and detained for five days after pushing a staff member when going
through security checks at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in central China
Aug. 11.
A report
about a 12-year-old girl being denied boarding Aug. 6 after she insulted flight
attendants also sparked discussion in China.
The amount
of problematic behavior, which is rising along with the growing number of
overseas trips made by Chinese travelers, has led to calls for stricter
regulations.
According
to China's three major state-owned carriers–Air China, China Eastern Airlines
and China Southern Airlines–the number of passengers on their international
flights between January and June is estimated to have grown by 20%-40% from
last year.
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