China to ban people from planes and trains if caught 'spreading terrorism rumours' or 'causing trouble on flights'

China is set to introduce measures in which it will be able to ban people from planes and trains
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Sophie Williams19 March 2018

China is set to introduce measures in which it will be able to ban people from planes and trains if found “spreading rumours on terrorism” or “causing trouble on planes”.

According to the country's National Development and Reform Commission, people found to have committed these acts would be put on a restricted list that could see them banned for up to a year.

It’s thought that people found smoking on trains and those who fail to be pay fines would also be put on the restricted list.

The move is set to come into effect on May 1 and is part of President Xi Jinping’s new social credit system which is based on the principal of “once untrustworthy, always restricted.”

It is thought that part of the system has been put in place already with the government already banning nine million citizens from buying plane tickets and three million from buying business class train tickets, reports The Age.com.au.

There have been a number of air-rage incidents in China in recent years. In June last year, a woman was detained for 10 days and blacklisted from Air France flights after she slapped a member of staff from Wuhan to Paris.

Last year, China enforced a credit rating system for those found spreading rumours online. The rating system applies to instant group chats.

Once a user has a low enough credit rating, their rights to manage group chats can then be revoked or suspended and then they would be reported to the relevant government department.

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