3 held in assault on airline workers

Police in Central China's Hunan province have detained three airline passengers after they were caught on video slapping, verbally abusing and throwing food at ground staff in anger over a delayed flight, Changsha Evening News reported on Tuesday.

Video of Monday's incident at the airport in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, has circulated widely on the internet as the latest example of bad behavior by Chinese airline passengers.

The flight, JD5766, was supposed to leave Changsha at 3 pm and arrive in the southern resort city of Sanya around 9:30 pm. However, the flight was delayed because of poor weather. The local newspaper said the airport and airline company gave an explanation to passengers, arranged food and accommodation, and gave each passenger about 200 yuan ($30) in compensation.