'Hangry' women causes commotion over in-flight meal
POLICE boarded an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland upon its arrival in Shanghai after a woman on board "nearly caused a riot" over her inflight meal.
TVNZ reporter Katie Bradford tweeted about the incident, joking the woman's meltdown was the "definition of hangry."
Police boarded my flight in Shanghai because a woman nearly caused a riot when they didn't have the meal she wanted. Definition of Hangry.
— Katie Bradford (@katieabradford) April 14, 2016
"Police boarded my flight in Shanghai because a woman nearly caused a riot when they didn't have the meal she wanted," she wrote.
"Definition of Hangry."
Air New Zealand said in a statement police met NZ289 on arrival in Shanghai this morning after a "passenger disturbance" on board, Fairfax reported.
The airline could not comment further as the matter was now with police, a spokeswoman said.