Business class passenger caught smoking in SIA plane toilet during S'pore to Shanghai flight
The passenger’s cigarettes were collected in a plastic bag.
A Singapore business traveler was apprehended by authorities for smoking in the toilet of flight SQ836, which was en route from Singapore to Shanghai on August 21. The incident was reported on the Xiaohongshu platform. Upon landing in China, local law enforcement escorted the individual off the plane. Smoking is strictly prohibited on Singapore Airlines and Scoot flights, including vapes and e-cigarettes.
The airline confirmed the occurrence to Mothership and informed passengers that violators would face a ban from future travel with Singapore Airlines and Scoot. A passenger reportedly approached the business class individual as the aircraft neared its destination, Shanghai's Pudong Airport, speaking in Mandarin. The exchange lasted several minutes, during which the cigarette was placed in a plastic bag.
Subsequently, an announcement was made to ensure passengers remained seated while authorities boarded the aircraft. Other passengers disembarked as the offending traveler remained in the cabin. Police were positioned at the plane's exit, and cigarette butts wrapped in a napkin were handed over to them. The social media poster later confirmed to airport personnel that a passenger had indeed been caught smoking in the plane's lavatory.
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