Airline's wings clipped over canceled flight

Hainan Airlines (HNA) was ordered by Chaoyang district court to pay a passenger 840 yuan in compensation for failing to inform him of the reason for a canceled flight.

One year ago, Li Weimin, a Beijing lawyer, booked a flight from Beijing Capital International Airport to Shenzhen that was supposed to depart at 2:40 pm.

HNA announced the flight would be delayed, citing "air control" issues, after the passengers had boarded the plane. After being trapped on the plane for six hours the passengers disembarked. They waited another 90 minutes in the terminal before being told the flight was finally canceled because the airport in Shenzhen was then closed.