Man sues airline over ban on flights

SHANGHAI: A local airline said its refusal to allow a former employee to travel on one of its aircraft was because of security concerns.

Fan Houjun, 36, who once worked as a security guard at the Fuzhou branch of Xiamen Airlines, based in Fujian province, was again refused boarding last Thursday, Beijing News said yesterday.

The newspaper quoted the airline as saying: "Fan is seeking ways to disturb our normal operations. He is seeking revenge over a labor dispute with the company that occurred four years ago."