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Daily Mail
17-07-2025
- Daily Mail
It's all kicking off! Shocking moment Elderly woman screams foul-mouthed rant at parents after their toddler kicked the back of her seat, sparking mid-air row
This is the dramatic moment an elderly woman shouted and swore at a family in English after their toddler allegedly kicked her seat on a plane. The passenger aboard Hong Kong Express Flight UO597 on Tuesday confronted the couple who were seated behind her. Footage shows the woman yelling at the toddler's parents mid-flight, as fellow passengers turn their heads to watch the commotion. 'Your f****ing kid is kicking my chair', the woman can be heard screaming. 'Your baby is kicking my chair, motherf***er'. The father of the child can be seen arguing with the elderly passenger, while the woman's friend seated next to her is seen standing up in an attempt to diffuse the situation. Local media reported that the heated argument led the flight crew to contact Phu Quoc International Airport for assistance. Eight police officers and three senior inspectors were reportedly waiting at the airport to investigate the incident when the Airbus A320 landed. The mid-flight rant comes after a passenger had a meltdown in an airport after learning her flight had been cancelled, swearing at staff before being detained by police earlier this month. The irate female passenger, who has not been identified, can be seen in a white T-shirt and yellow bottoms cursing at staff for more than a minute in a video clip. She was among many left stranded after a Norse Atlantic Airways flight from Paris to New York was abruptly axed just before midnight on July 3. Fellow passenger Erianne Freign, 27, said the customer was frustrated that the airline would not provide hotel accommodation for her family. Video showed the woman screaming at an airline employee, calling her a 'bi**h' before being escorted behind the desk by security. She then threw the jumper around her waist to the floor and clenched her fists. The crowd gathering around the desk erupted with noise, startled. Erianne, a model from Paris, France, said: 'It was quite an intense reaction.' She explained that the woman had said she was diabetic and needed her medication, and was trying to find accommodation for her and her two children. 'You can tell she was in a panic, but I don't think she should have used such strong language. Especially because the people on the desk aren't responsible.'
HKFP
27-05-2025
- Business
- HKFP
Hong Kong airport's Terminal Two check-in counters set to reopen in March 2026
Check-in counters at Hong Kong International Airport's Terminal Two will reopen as early as March next year, the Airport Authority has announced. Airport Authority Chief Executive Officer Vivian Cheung said on Monday that the renovation work for Terminal Two was largely completed and that around a dozen airlines would be moving their check-in counters from Terminal One to Terminal Two starting in March. They include Hong Kong Express, Hong Kong Airlines, and Greater Bay Airlines, as well as other budget air carriers primarily running short-haul routes to places such as mainland China, Thailand and Japan. But in the first year, after checking in, passengers will still have to take the train to Terminal One to board their flights. The Terminal Two departure hall is expected to open in 2027. Terminal Two has been closed since 2019 due to construction work for the airport's third runway. It previously housed check-in counters mainly for budget airlines. The newly expanded facility – which cost HK$12.9 billion to build – will open in phases. First to start operations will be the terminal's coach hall, with 41 parking spaces for tour buses, cross-border buses, and other vehicles, set for late September. Hong Kong's status as an international aviation hub was hit hard during Covid-19, when strict restrictions brought travel to a halt. Earlier this month, the Airport Authority said passenger traffic marked a 'new post-pandemic high' during the Easter holidays. The airport handled 5.19 million passengers, a year-on-year growth of more than 20 per cent, in April, the authority said.
