Thai AirAsia Flight Diverted Because Throwing Scalding-Hot Water On A Flight Attendant Is Not Okay

There has been no shortage of stories about airline passengers’ bad behavior resulting in planes being diverted in 2014: from travelers arguing about reclining seats to those attempting to open doors mid-flight . And as the year draws to a close, we can add one more incident to the the disturbingly long list of passengers behaving badly after a traveler on a Thai AirAsia threw hot water on a flight attendant.

The Associated Press reports that the plane, which was traveling to China, returned to Bangkok on Thursday after the passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant.

According to a statement from Thai AirAsia, the Chinese passenger berated the crew member before tossing the scalding water and instant noodles at her.

Fellow crew members were able to administer first aid to the attendant while the flight changed course, heading back to Bangkok where there the passenger and her three friends were asked to disembark the plane.

The captain and crew for the flight invited the passenger to discuss the situation at the airline’s Bangkok airport office. According to the airline’s statement, officials deemed the woman’s action a flight risk and the group reached “an amicable conclusion.”

Officials with Thai AirAsia did not specify if the four passengers were allowed back on the plane when it departed five hours after its original departure time.

According to the AP, Chinese media reported in an online video that a man was also standing up in the plane’s cabin, making a threat to bomb the plane. The airline’s statement does not mention that alleged incident.

Flight diverted after passenger throws scalding hot water at flight attendant [The Associated Press]