in today's wtf news: Wanna One sasaengs force hundreds of passengers off plane

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

The selfish behavior of three K-pop idol fans on a plane has forced hundreds of other passengers to disembark just before take-off.

On Saturday, some 360 passengers on board a Seoul-bound Korean Air flight at the Hong Kong International Airport were forced to disembark, causing a serious delay. According to industry sources, three passengers in their 20s ― two from China and one from Hong Kong ― abruptly asked to leave the plane just before it was about to take off.

The three turned out to be fans of K-pop group Wanna One that performed at the 2018 M-net Asian Music Awards (MAMA) on Friday. The three passengers ― said to have been carrying placards of the idol group ― booked one first-class seat, one business, and one economy ― to get a closer look at the idol band members, who was scheduled to take the same flight. When the K-pop band got on board, the fans flocked to where they were seated despite flight attendants' warnings. Shortly after, the fans demanded a refund and tried to get off the plane just minutes before takeoff.

According to aviation law, if even one passenger gets off the plane before takeoff, all passengers must also get off and go through security checks again for safety reasons. Flight attendants told the fans about this, but the three insisted they wanted to get off the plane, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark and go through another round of screening, which delayed the flight departure for about an hour. Korean Air not only had to give the three passengers a refund, but also had to compensate for the delayed flight.

The South Korean air carrier asked Hong Kong police to investigate the three passengers, but the police refused, because nobody on the plane reported any damage.

source: koreatimes

Comments

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

they should've have been given a refund, giving their money back will encourage them to do it again

[kkslider.livejournal.com]

i feel like every time i hear about this group it's just about their fans being nuts

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

My posssssssssssssssssst


The company should sue on whatever ground they can find tbh
The fact that they asked for a refund is beyond bullshit

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

heheheheheheeheh sorry

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Mine was even more than 1h before yours, who did you pay?
Tell me your secret!!!!


Also eh, I don't think I mentionned how much I like your icon

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

that's one secret i'll never tell. xoxo, goship gurl

thanks, yuri is one gorgeous human 😍

[jaelissi.livejournal.com]

They got a refund AND got off scott free? This is happening again.

[keithfan-sra.livejournal.com]

Insane. That poor staff and crew and passengers. Can they make laws/rules banning fans from flights? Probably not but something has to change.

[mikachi613.livejournal.com]

more likely that they'd be charged for fraud, but that'd be in the US rather than Asia

[keithfan-sra.livejournal.com]

It's crazy cause you know this was planned. Like what kinda people do this stuff? How inconsiderate to everyone on that plane.

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

oohh my 👀 i just hope at some point goverment feeis the need to create strict regulations/bans for sasaengs and their stalker behaviour

its kinda sad nothing those delicuents are doing seem to bother korean authorities ... like what are they expecting? that idols end up hurt or something even worse??

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

This happened in Hong Kong. I'm not sure if other countries have the same issues as with Korean authorities and their airports.

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

Yiiiiiiiiiikes

[baekpedaling.livejournal.com]

Wait? If Wanna One was on the plane why did they get off?
Or am I reading this wrong?

[pinklunacy.livejournal.com]

From what I gathered in the article, they only wanted to get close enough to wanna one to snap a few pictures, and then get off the plane so they could get their money back. Probably never intended to travel all the way to Korea nor spend a penny. This is truly disturbing.

[mikachi613.livejournal.com]

fraud, in my opinion

[pinklunacy.livejournal.com]

In what alternative universe disembarking right before take off gets you a full refund of your ticket???

Anyway, these people are disturbed. Korean Air should sue :((

[topazera.livejournal.com]

Seriously! I can't get a refund if I change my mind two weeks before traveling, how do they get one when it's two minutes??

[mortkero.livejournal.com]

I want proof that the refund actually happened, it makes me suspicions that this is fake news. Nobody gets refunds like that.

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

It did say on the other article that they do give refunds for those passengers.

The passengers were entitled to ask for a refund under Korean Air's refund policy as they had paid the full price for the tickets.

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

right. and for no fucking reason. and after causing all these problems to everyone. why should they get that money

[ohbubbajoan.livejournal.com]

They decided to leave the plane and still got a refund??? in Brasil they'd force they to pay for everyone else ticket probably

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

How are they not charged with something or even sued?
Fuck them.

[hpn88.livejournal.com]

wanna one's company should sue them for harrassment. i mean the band is disbanding so its not like they have anything to lose plus that could discourage this behavior. or a passenger should sue.

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

I’m glad it’s coming to an end too

[sciencebottle.livejournal.com]

pretty much hit the nail on the head

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

How were they allowed a refund? Should have called the police on their asses.

[dropit87.livejournal.com]

I hope they get in trouble.How inconsiderate to mess up everyone's travel plans.

[donaldjdrumpf.livejournal.com]

Omona's attacks on these poor, sweet innocent saesangs is disgusting. Witch hunt!

[swhyeon1991.livejournal.com]

I mean, even that Korean Air CEO daughter got jail time for the nutrage mess so why can't these assholes??

[jaequeeragenda.livejournal.com]

holy shit how fucking obnoxious