China fans chase boy band on flight, ignore crew advice, take photos, disturb passengers
A group of Chinese boy band fans who chased their idols through the cabin of an aircraft while ignoring safety warnings from the crew and disturbing other passengers have caused shock online.
The young female fans chased the band members onto a Hainan Airlines flight from Hangzhou, Zhejiang to Beijing on May 8, the media outlet Jimu News reported.
Video footage shows them swarming through the front of the economy class cabin, trying to get a good vantage point while holding their smartphones up, attempting to take photos of the band who were in business class.
It was reported that they did this both when the flight was preparing for take-off and during landing.
Footage shows the frantic fans swarming around the aircraft's economy class cabin. Photo: QQ.com
They ignored crew members who kept telling them to go back to their seats.
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