Five Chinese airlines are to ban unruly passengers amidst the increasing rowdy behavior as the country's air travel market grows. Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Hainan Airlines and Spring Air just announced that they would share details of unruly passengers and ban them for their behavior.
According to the BBC, long delays have been accompanied by growth, which led into some passengers to take matters into their own hands. "We have come up with our own list already. It includes those who beat up our staff, refuse to get on the plane or block the exit," stated Zhang Wuan, Spring Air's marketing chief.
Such increasing rowdy behaviors have long made headlines in China and the region. The outbound travelers have broken the 100 million mark in 2014 for the very first time, as claimed by The Straits Time. It also mentioned that China is going to outdo United States as the largest passenger market by 2034.
However, alongside the growth are long delays of flights. These incidents usually prompt some passengers to behave in rowdy ways out of frustration and somewhat brought about by retaliation. With the increasing number of reports of Chinese travelers behaving badly, the Chinese government declared that it is ready to ban misbehaving passengers.
Moreover, the new regulations issued by the China Air Transport Association would be implemented beginning on February 1 and the blacklisted travelers would remain in the list for two years, as reported by China Topix.
China National Tourism Administration (NTA) also confirmed that Chinese tourists who would be involved in "acting antisocially in public transports, damaging private or public property, disrespecting local customs, sabotaging historical exhibits or engaging in gambling or pornographic" will be banned to travel in China.
It also stated that the blacklist will be used as database of Chinese travelers who commit offenses in foreign lands. The information about these blacklisted passengers will be shared with police, customs officials, and with different banks.
Meanwhile, the scope and the regulation of the blacklisting has not yet been specified. But the country promised that it is going to outdo United States as the largest passenger market by 2034.
