This
is the shocking moment a Chinese air passenger stood underneath her
plane in protest after she and her husband missed their flight.
The
pair were late for their Air China flight at Beijing Capital Airport on
September 14 and airport staff refused to let them on board,
reports the People's Daily Online.
After
barging past the security staff, the man went to negotiating with the
ground crew while the woman stormed the runway in a desperate bid to
stop the aircraft.
They have been detained for five days by police.
The
couple rushed directly to the plane after cabin crew refused to let them
on board flight CA 1519, which was bound for Shanghai.
The
woman was said to be incredibly emotional when she was told that she
could not board the flight as she had arrived too late.
Despite being denied entry, the woman pushed past the airport staff and entered the runway.
The woman resorted to standing under the plane with her suitcase in an attempt to block the aircraft from moving.
The flight was delayed for about 20 minutes by the incident.
Beijing Capital International Airport confirmed the incident to MailOnline through a statement.
The
statement read: 'On the morning of September 14 at around 9.30, two
passengers of flight CA1519 failed to board the aircraft by the boarding
time.
'Ignoring the intervention, they insisted on boarding the aircraft. The airport staff happened to notice it.'
The airport also confirmed that the couple had been taken away by the police for investigation.
The
statement said in accordance with Article 23 of the Chinese Law on
Public Security Administration Punishments, the Public Security Bureau
has penalised them with administrative detention for five days.
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