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Airline turns to kung fu to thwart unruly fliers
Hong Kong Airlines is asking its flight crews to learn a form of kung fu, something the carrier hopes will help its staff deal with drunk and unruly passengers, AFP reports. AFP writes "Hong Kong Airlines said all staff had been invited to undergo training in wing chun -- a form of kung fu used in close-range combat -- but it was only compulsory for cabin crew, the Sunday Morning Post (of Hong Kong) reported." The airline deals with about three disruptive passengers a week, according… (travel.usatoday.com) Altro...
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At least it's more peaceful and honorable than just plain guns...
I guess after a bump or 2, they are hoping they will sober up and settle down for the rest of the flight??????????????
Lumpy Tang - real name? :) Perhaps the next step is to make it a requirement for all passengers so we can bypass this imitation screening process?
when is the first lawsuit coming on this subject, the first time a passenger is mortally wounded because his or her drunk dumb ass wouldnt sit down??? better do some psych testing before letting the kung fu FA loose on the masses.
Fortunately it's a foreign airline. They'd throw out any lawsuits filed by U.S. citizens. "He/she looked like a terrorist to me."
I like the Lumpy Tang:)
