Lax checks led to 'chaotic incidents'

China should establish stricter security checks at airports to ensure aviation safety, experts suggested, after weekend incidents in which a passenger tried to set a fire on a plane and a security officer lost three fingers in an explosion.

"Many chaotic incidents on flights and at airports in China have been the result of careless security checks," said Zhang Qihuai, vice-president of aviation law research for the Beijing Law Society.

Early on Sunday morning, a passenger brought a lighter and gasoline aboard a Shenzhen Airlines flight from Taizhou, Zhejiang province, and attempted to light a fire as the aircraft was landing in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, according to the airport.