Two airline passengers who locked a stranger’s crying grandchild in a plane restroom have caused outrage in China and sparked a heated online debate on how to handle upset children in public spaces.
As the girl stopped crying, the woman filming the video picked her up and told her: “If you make any noise again, we’ll come back (to the bathroom).”.
The incident took place August 24 aboard a Juneyao Airlines flight from the southwestern city of Guiyang to Shanghai.
The toddler was flying with her grandparents and cried non-stop during the nearly three-hour flight, the airline said in a statement Monday.
The two passengers took the child to the restroom to “educate her” with her grandmother’s consent, the statement added.
One of the women, who posted the video online, said her intention was to ensure a “restful flight” for other passengers.
But her post quickly met a backlash, with many social media users accusing her of being heartless and bullying the child. »
