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Chinese Upping the Angry Passenger Ante

Look out, Argentina! Chinese passengers stranded at Kunming Wujiaba International Airport staged an even bigger riot than the one that went down at Ezeiza in January. Sadly, though, we can't find any video of this one.

After China Southern Airlines cancelled three flights Monday night due to foul weather, more than 170 passengers were forced to spend the night on-board their planes or in the departures hall. A Chinese state media outlet reports that no food or alternative accomodations were provided. When staff came back on Tuesday, the passengers started smashing computers and desks and got into a scuffle with police at the airport.

China Southern, though, says it did offer up a hotel that some passengers simply refused. Whatever the case, the airline managed to get all of the stranded out of the airport by Tuesday afternoon.

Related Stories:
· Stranded Air Passengers "Clash with Police" [AFP, via Google]
· Angry Passengers Make Computers Crash [Reuters]
· Airport Hell coverage [Jaunted]

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