Uncivilized behavior by passengers unacceptable

For the first time, airline passengers have been blacklisted for uncivilized behavior. Their names will remain on the blacklist for one or two years, according to an announcement by the China Air Transport Association on Saturday.

Already fined for their actions, the three people named are the first to be put on the blacklist since the regulations on keeping a record of uncivilized air passengers took effect on Feb 1. The blacklisting means they will not be able to travel by air until their names are removed from the list.

Blacklisting passengers who defy the rules for travelling by air and so place their own interests before everything else, including safety, has long been overdue.