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Airline turns to kung fu to thwart unruly fliers
Hong Kong Airlines is asking its flight crews to learn a form of kung fu, something the carrier hopes will help its staff deal with drunk and unruly passengers, AFP reports. AFP writes "Hong Kong Airlines said all staff had been invited to undergo training in wing chun -- a form of kung fu used in close-range combat -- but it was only compulsory for cabin crew, the Sunday Morning Post (of Hong Kong) reported." The airline deals with about three disruptive passengers a week, according… (travel.usatoday.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What, no Hong Kong Phooey joke?? Geez you guys are lame!! ;)
*Wing* Chun??? Of course ... what else would you teach them?
"Pardon me sir, please return to your seat or I will judy chop you, Thank you"
I like the Lumpy Tang:)
Fortunately it's a foreign airline. They'd throw out any lawsuits filed by U.S. citizens. "He/she looked like a terrorist to me."
when is the first lawsuit coming on this subject, the first time a passenger is mortally wounded because his or her drunk dumb ass wouldnt sit down??? better do some psych testing before letting the kung fu FA loose on the masses.
Lumpy Tang - real name? :) Perhaps the next step is to make it a requirement for all passengers so we can bypass this imitation screening process?