Chinese tourists were blacklisted after they attacked a flight attendant with hot water

Four ill-behaved Chinese tourists were blacklisted after they attacked a flight attendant with hot water – the Chinese online media reported on Thursday.

Passengers who were aboard a Thai AirAsia flight from Bangkok to the Chinese city of Nanjing told China's Shenzhen Satellite TV that the drama started with a dispute over the beverage service, and quickly spiraled out of control.

The incident occurred on Thursday, but with cell phone videos and eyewitness accounts continuing to pour out, Chinese state media reported Chinese authorities issued a statement on Saturday night saying the passengers have been put on a travel blacklist in their home province after they “severely tarnished the image of the Chinese people.” (MTI, Trebitsch Péter)