A man in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa has been banned from flying for nine months after failing to pay a fine for smoking on a domestic flight.
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The ban will last from March 15 until December 14, 2023.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, the passenger smoked on Flight VJ244SGN-THD while it was waiting for departure on December 19, 2022.
After being detected, he was expelled from the plane. The Northern Airports Authority then issued an administrative fine against him a day later.
Despite being reminded several times, he still refused to pay the fine.
Vietnamese and foreign airlines have been asked not to serve him during the banned time.
Earlier last August, and September, two other male passengers were also prohibited from flights for nine months for failing to pay a smoking fine.
Under the Law on Civil Aviation of Vietnam, people caught smoking on a plane will be fined VND3-5 million. They have to pay the fine within ten days after the fine is imposed.
