NAVY OFFICER PUNCHES AIRLINE TICKET SELLER FOR FLIGHT DELAY

Jakarta,Indonesia : An airline employee at a ticket counter at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport reported a military officer to the police after being punched in the face on Monday because of a flight delay.

Airport police spokesman Insp. Agus Tri said that Riki Pandani, 20, an employee of Lion Air, who was on duty at the domestic flight terminal, claimed that he was punched in his right eye by a passenger identified as Sri Sugianto.

“We quickly followed up the report and summoned the passenger, who was later identified as Lt. Col. Sri Sugianto, a Surabaya-based Navy officer,” he said.

The police spokesman said that the military officer had bought a Lion Air ticket on flight number 748, which was scheduled to depart for Surabaya at 8:20 but was delayed for two hours.

“The two-hour delay made the official angry and as he lost his patience. He approached the ticket counter and hit the ticket seller in the face,” he said.

03/09/2012  :  Multa Fidrus / The Jakarta Post.

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