'Air rage tribes' attack in Chinese airports

Anyone who's traveled by plane can relate to delays and cancelation's. In China it seems to take on a Road Warrior Lord of the Flies quality when it comes to passengers reactions to disruptions.

Watch out, there may be a chair-throwing, equipment-smashing, face-slapping fight brewing, but no, this isn’t a rowdy saloon in a rough part of town. It's an airport in China. It’s been a long, hot summer at the country’s air terminals, where travelers frustrated by chronic delays seem to be on the verge of rebellion, attacking flight attendants, ignoring security protocols and engaging in screaming matches with airline staff. Things have gotten so heated there's a new Chinese term for when passengers gang up on airport and flight staff: "kong nu zu," or "air rage tribe." 'People take a vigilante approach' With the system straining to accommodate everyone, no wonder many fliers are flipping out. Here is a sample of some of the recent incidents: In mid-July, a group of passengers angry over being delayed by bad weather broke through security and stormed the runway at Nanchang airport, The Telegraph reported. A few weeks earlier, a passenger furious over a delay was recorded smashing phones and computers at a gate at the same airport.