Tuesday 9 August 2016

CHINA: Police Investigating Assault At Nanjing’s International Airport

An angry passenger shoved a member of staff at an airline to the ground when she was told her flight was cancelled after waiting for four hours at an airport in eastern China, a newspaper reported.

The assault happened on Wednesday night at Nanjing Lukou International Airport.

The passenger, a mother who was with two children, lost her temper when her Hainan Airlines flight to Harbin was cancelled because of bad weather, according to the article.

A photograph posted online showed a woman member of staff lying on the floor behind a counter as a crowd of people look on.

The woman fell during a quarrel with the passenger, slightly injuring one of her knees, the airport confirmed over the weekend.

The staff member was sent to hospital.

The airport said police had verified the identity of the attacker and would “take measures by law”.

Nanjing has been hit by a series of flight cancellations because of storms in the area.

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