A PASSENGER has been busted using his airline ticket in a rather surprising way.

The man used his first-class ticket to score free meals and drinks at a VIP airport lounge nearly every day for a year, the Kwong Wah Yit Poh reported.

He changed his flight itinerary more than 300 times within the year so he could enjoy the facilities at the Xi'an Airport in Shaanxi, China.

What's more, he cancelled his ticket for a refund when its validity was about to expire.

Staff members were less than impressed to discover what the man was up to, but a spokesman said there was no way to stop this "rare" act.

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