Stiffer penalties for plane passengers who disobey rules

A 4-YEAR-OLD without a boarding pass was found on a Beijing-Shanghai flight before the plane took off on Sunday, causing a delay of nearly five hours. The child's parents did not buy her a ticket, because they "thought" teenagers shorter than 1.2 meters could travel for free. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:

The incident at Beijing Capital International Airport has again aroused concerns about misbehaving passengers and the potential security risks they represent.

Incidents such as this, and that of the 80-year-old passenger who recently threw a handful of coins at one of the engines for "good luck", highlight some people's lack of safety awareness, which could lead to costly consequences.