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  • Alarm as Chinese airport aggro flares

    A rise in the number of serious air rage incidents has forced a Sydney tour operator to keep its clients away from Chinese airports if their flights have been delayed.
    Alan Alcock, the managing director of the China travel specialist Wendy Wu Tours, said when he learns of a flight delay in mainland China he prefers to reschedule his Australian tour groups on to other on-time services.
    In a nation beset by chronic delays and a rapidly expanding air travel industry, incidents have become common. Last week there were disturbing scenes at Kunming's Changshui Airport as angry Chinese passengers, delayed by fog, abused airport staff and damaged equipment, forcing police to intervene.
    ''The Chinese don't behave the same way Westerners do,'' Mr Alcock said. ''They're noisier and rowdier and they don't perceive personal space in the same way we do.''
    Industry experts blame the poor communication skills of airport staff, incessant delays and the dramatic growth in air travel in China. The number of Chinese air travellers has nearly quadrupled in recent years, according to the Chinese journal Qiushi, but the number of aviation security personnel remains about the same as a decade ago.
    Whatever the reasons, an incredulous global industry has rarely, if ever, seen the likes of Chinese ''terminal tantrums''.
    Last year passengers even stormed the tarmac at Shanghai Pudong Airport,

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    A rise in the number of serious air rage incidents has forced a Sydney tour operator to keep its clients away from Chinese airports if their flights have been delayed.
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