Experts call for unified rules after latest disputes over delayed flights

Timeline

•Aug 14

Passengers at the Sanya Phoenix International Airport refused to board a plane after their flight was delayed by a thunderstorm.

•Aug 12

Two female passengers, furious at the delay of their flight at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, attacked and injured two ground crew.

•Aug 6

More than 30 disgruntled passengers whose flights had been delayed rushed onto the tarmac of the Kunming Changshui International Airport.

•July 19

Spring Airlines confirmed it had set up a blacklist to ban some passengers from buying tickets. The measure came to light when a passenger complained she was banned from the airline after receiving compensation due to flight delays.

•April 13

Passengers with Hainan Airlines ran onto the taxiway of the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport because their flight was delayed.

•April 11

About 20 passengers with Shenzhen Airlines rushed onto the tarmac of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport because their flight was delayed 20 hours by bad weather.