Posted on 12/21/2023 11:08:57 AM PST by george76
An airline passenger has been accused of swiping $23,000 in cash from carry-on luggage belonging to his fellow travelers during a short flight from Vietnam to Singapore.
Zhang Xiuqiang, a 52-year-old Chinese national, was arrested at Changi Airport Saturday and slapped with three theft counts on suspicion of ransacking the bags of three passengers.
The suspect and victims were traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore aboard a flight operated by Scoot Airline, the low-budget subsidiary of Singapore Airlines.
During the two-hour flight, Zhang pilfered about $123 from one passenger’s backpack and helped himself to nearly $21,000 that he found inside another traveler’s black messenger bag...
Zhang also allegedly looted $1,700 from an envelope he found inside a gray bag belonging to a third passenger.
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One of the passengers on the plane eventually told a flight attendant about the suspected theft spree, and the crew alerted the police
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When the flight landed, Zhang and his alleged victims were all escorted off the plane by airport authorities.
Zhang was formally charged with theft counts in a Singapore district court
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LOL!!! Sounds like an airline name only the Bee would dream up!
Hopefully Singapore has the same punishment for theft as they do bringing in drugs.
I don’t think I would fly on that airline.
Theiving is built into the Chinese DNA.
Here’s hoping.
Changi Prison is conveniently located near Changi Airport.
I think it’s primarily Muslim, so whack off the hand................
And one of his feet, if I recall correctly.
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