A woman was forcefully kicked off a flight at a Chinese airport as she caused a one-hour delay after she refused to stow her Louis Vuitton purse under the seat.
The unidentified passenger was sitting in economy class seat in the flight that was ready to take off from an airport in Chongqing municipality.
But the aircraft was forced to return to the boarding gate after the flight crew requested the lady to keep her purse under the chair but kept being rebuffed.
A video uploaded by a traveler on the flight showed the woman in a deep argument with the attendants on Douyin.
A woman was forcefully kicked off a flight at a Chinese airport as she caused a one-hour delay after she refused to stow her Louis Vuitton purse under the seat
At one point, she began to ignore the cabin crew and started playing on her cell phone, the New York Post reported.
The footage reportedly showed other passengers applauding as the woman is escorted out of the plane.
According to the South China Morning Post, a Louis Vuitton handbag costs about $3,000 in China.
An economy class ticket for the flight from Chongqing to northern China’s Hebei province operated by China Express Airlines costs $110, in comparison.
As the clip went viral on the Chinese short-video app, viewers were reportedly left divided over the incident, with some saying the cabin crew escalated the situation.
At one point, she began to ignore the cabin crew and started playing on her cell phone
A Louis Vuitton handbag costs about US$3,000 in China, according to local media
‘The flight attendant could have offered her a bag to put her handbag in. Is it really necessary to waste an hour and kick her off the plane?,’ one inquired.
While others slammed the selfish passenger.
‘The flight attendant did not insist on the rule for nothing. The woman should value her safety and that of other passengers rather than the bag,’ another quipped.
Travelers are usually asked to always stow their bags in overhead storage compartments or under the seats in front of them since anything that could become a projectile or block an escape route on plane.
