Passenger removed from Malaysia Airlines flight after dispute with crew member

A Chinese passenger was escorted off a Malaysia Airlines flight to Beijing on Tuesday (7 April) following a dispute with cabin crew.

The incident occurred on board flight MH318, which was scheduled to depart from Kuala Lumpur.

According to China Press, the man was believed to have touched a female flight attendant, leading to the airline denying him boarding.

Despite repeated attempts by the crew to defuse the situation, he was eventually removed from the aircraft by security personnel.

Passenger claimed he only ‘lightly tapped’ attendant

In footage circulating online, the passenger is seen defending his actions, insisting that he had only “lightly tapped” the flight attendant twice and did not conside...