Authorities grappling with an air rage epidemic in China revealed plans to tighten rules and raise fines to up to £5,000 to curb bad behaviour among passengers.
A draft amendment to the country's civil aviation law published this week has a new chapter listing 14 types of illegal behaviour that endanger flight safety and disturb order, The Times reported.
In June, five travellers were escorted off a Beijing flight after brawling during a long delay ahead of take-off.
And a check-in clerk was left lying in a pool of blood after being attacked by a passenger with a metal black in south Shenzhen.
In a separate incident in northern Shanxi two travellers took over seats in business class, assaulted a cabin crew member and another passenger before attempting to get into the cockpit.
Open for public comment until early September, the new regulations would punish such bad behaviour but also asks airlines to try harder to inform passengers when flights are disrupted.
Most of the rules, including smoking bans and forcibly occupying seats, have been met with little opposition but some passengers are annoyed at a ban on using mobile phones.
One poster writing on a micro-blogging site: “You really think mobile signals affect flights? Don't be dumb, OK?"
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