Local flyers are expressing concern over the rise in reported cases of Chinese nationals boarding domestic Vietnam flights and rummaging through traveler’s carry-on baggage during the voyage.

Yang Yong, a Chinese national aboard flight VN164 from Da Nang to Hanoi, was detained after fellow passengers caught him searching a carry-on bag belonging to another passenger, N.T.H., shortly before the plane took off Thursday morning.

Yang was caught red-handed by other passengers on the flight who reported the incident to the cabin crew and airport security officers.

The suspect was removed from the plane and transferred to the Central Airports Authority for further probing and penalty.

In a similar case, Wang Ji Cheng, also from China, was arrested for stealing from another passenger’s carry-on on flight VN 110 from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang on Monday.

The victim reported VND15.5 million (US$694.5) in cash had been stolen from his bag.  The money was later found in the airport restroom.

As the victim could only identify Wang as having searched through his suitcase and had no evidence that Wang was responsible for the lost money, the suspect was released with only a warning.

On November 8, 51-year-old Chinese passenger Li Jun was arrested after being caught red-handed searching through another flyer’s bag.

36-year old Chinese National Dong Jiayin was searching through a cabin bag belonging to another flyer aboard flight VN287 from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on November 1 when he was detained and expelled from the Southeast Asian country by competent agencies at Tan Son Nhat the following day.

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