SEOUL, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Korean Air said Wednesday it
would let its crew use stun guns more aggressively and put more male staff aboard flights to clamp down on violent passengers, after an incident involving an unruly
passenger.
South Korea’s flag carrier said it was tightening security after
1980s US pop singer Richard Marx lashed out at the company on social media for its handling of the incident.
Until now, the use of stun guns or tasers has been limited to
situations where there was an “imminent threat to the lives of passengers and crew or to safe navigation”, said airline spokesman Nathan Cho.
But “regulations on the use of stun guns or tasers will be changed to
allow crew members to use them more aggressively”, he added.
The airline will also put at least one male crew member on every
flight, purchase new ropes to tie down unruly passengers quickly and step up crew training in mock-up cabins.