{"id":46505,"date":"2026-04-10T08:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46505"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:25:18","slug":"man-kicked-off-malaysia-airlines-flight-for-allegedly-groping-flight-attendant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46505","title":{"rendered":"Man kicked off Malaysia Airlines flight for allegedly groping flight attendant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A passenger has been dramatically kicked off a flight after allegedly groping one of the flight attendants before takeoff.<\/p>\n<p>Security officers were called onto a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/malaysia-airlines\/\">Malaysia Airlines flight<\/a> at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Wednesday to escort the man off the flight.<\/p>\n<p>The passenger, who is understood to be a Chinese national, allegedly tapped on one of the female cabin crew\u2019s bottoms as the aircraft prepared for departure for Beijing Daxing International Airport.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A passenger was kicked off a Malaysia Airlines flight after allegedly groping one of the flight attendants. <span class=\"credit\">Ryan \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the flight attendant confronted the suspect, the man reportedly became agitated and raised his voice when being questioned, also claiming that he only \u201clightly touched\u201d her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis counts as sexual harassment? Even in Singapore, this wouldn\u2019t count as sexual harassment, right?\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He then went on to bizarrely state that \u201cChina and Malaysia relations are very good.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The man, understood to be a Chinese national, argued the incident didn\u2019t count as \u201csexual harassment.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">cn0ra \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cabin crew then informed him that there was no way the airline would allow him to continue taking the flight and that airport officers would be escorting him off.<\/p>\n<p>Another passenger named Ye was shocked at what unfolded and told ViralPress he \u201cdid not witness the alleged touching, but I believe emotions do not arise without reason\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>First-hand footage from inside the plane shows airport security guards talking with the suspect before dragging him off the Airbus A330 plane.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The incident took place at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, pictured, as the aircraft prepared for departure for Beijing. <span class=\"credit\">Markus Mainka \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The flight, MH318, was scheduled to depart at 11.40pm but was delayed for more than an hour due to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Local media had reported that \u201ctechnical issues\u201d had also impacted the boarding process, while Ye added that the airline had also made a last-minute aircraft change, which resulted in some seat reassignments for some passengers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Shockingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/03\/us-news\/creepy-flight-passenger-from-nj-groped-seatmate-untied-her-pants-when-she-rejected-advances-prosecutors\/\">incidents of groping appear to be a growing problem on planes<\/a>, especially during crowded boarding or takeoff times, or when passengers are confined in close quarters.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, security was called onto a VietJet flight after a man allegedly began touching the legs of a woman who was sitting beside him on December 15.<\/p>\n<p>After officers tried to remove him from the flight, he resisted by going limp, forcing them to drag him off his seat and out of the aircraft, all to the shock of other passengers.<\/p>\n<p>In July last year, a man was charged after allegedly indecently assaulting a female passenger.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old man was on board a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney when he got up from his seat and moved to a different row, sitting next to a woman he did not know.<\/p>\n<p>He then allegedly touched her on the thigh and buttocks while she was trying to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>When the airline crew were made aware of what happened, they moved the woman to a different \ufeffsection of the plane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one on an aircraft should feel unsafe because of the behaviour of other travellers and if someone has committed an offense, the AFP will take action,\u201d AFP Detective Inspector Dom Stephenson said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/10\/world-news\/man-kicked-off-malaysia-airlines-flight-for-allegedly-groping-flight-attendant\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A passenger has been dramatically kicked off a flight after allegedly groping one of the flight attendants before takeoff. 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