A Chinese passenger was caught attempting to steal USD5,000 on a Vietnam Airlines’ flight from Jakarta to HCM City.
Since early this year, Vietnam Airlines has reported 13 cases of theft. All violators have been Chinese.
Xu Haisheng was taking the money from the two Japanese passengers when he was spotted by a Vietnamese passenger who informed the flight attendants of Xu’s unusual behaviour. Xu had taken a suitcase which was being put in the overhead compartment, opened it and started searching.
The two Japanese passengers named Awaji EiJi and Ozawa Hitoshi then verified that the suitcase belonged to them. After checking the luggage, they reported that there was USD5,000 missing from the suitcase.
All suspected passengers were asked to stay in their seats for search before the plane took off. Then, when passengers took their luggage from the overhead compartments a bundle of USD fell out from underneath Xu’s suitcase.
At the Tan Son Nhat International Airport's security office, Xu Haisheng admitted to the theft. He will face prosecution and kept at the airport while completing procedures to return him to the original place of departure, Indonesia, on the earliest flight.
Since early this year, Vietnam Airlines has reported 13 cases of theft. All violators have been Chinese.
