PhD student is banned from Air France flight after slapping airport staff

A shocking video has emerged from China of a woman slapping an airport check-in staff after she was told she was too late to check-in.

In the CCTV footage, captured in Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, Hubei Province on June 1, the PhD student can be seen hitting the airport worker three times after she was told she wouldn't be able to board her flight.

The woman was reportedly detained for ten days and is banned from board Air France flights.

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