Passengers on a Cathay Pacific flight from Kaohsiung to Hong Kong got a frightening surprise mid-flight on Wednesday, November 11, when a fellow traveller suddenly rushed toward the aircraft door, shouting that he wanted to get off the plane.
According to video footage circulating online and eyewitness accounts, the 28-year-old man, a Philippine passport holder, became agitated during the flight, pushed a flight attendant aside, and made his way toward the cabin door. Witnesses said he clasped his hands together, showed fellow passengers a photo of his daughter, and held out an envelope of cash while repeatedly begging to be let off the plane.
With help from fellow passengers — including a woman travelling in plain clothes — the crew managed to restrain the man and secure him in his seat. The flight, CX423 from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to Hong Kong, then landed safely at Hong Kong International Airport.
Footage from a second video showed several uniformed police officers boarding the aircraft with shields once it had parked, before escorting the man off the plane.
Hong Kong police said they received a report at around 2:23 p.m. on November 11 that a 28-year-old foreign man holding a Philippine passport was behaving agitatedly aboard an aircraft. Officers arrested the man on suspicion of violating the Aviation Security Ordinance. The case remains under investigation.
Source: Southern Metropolis Daily (南方都市报)
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