A video of a man and woman playing tennis inside one of Incheon International Airport’s terminals has sparked widespread criticism in South Korea.
On Wednesday, an online community called Bobaedream shared a video showing a couple playing tennis in front of the entrance to one of the airport’s terminals.
In the video, the pair can be seen facing each other and hitting a ball back and forth.
As they swung their tennis rackets and hit the ball, other passengers appeared visibly inconvenienced as they tried to avoid them.
One passer-by hurried past with a frown. Despite this, the couple continued to play tennis undeterred.
The video drew harsh criticism from the public. Comments included, “They’d probably play foot volleyball on the runway,” “Is this really Korea? This selfish behaviour ignores public etiquette,” “Can’t they see the other people?” “What if they smash a window?” and “There are many foreigners at the airport; what must they think?”
The consensus was that the couple’s behaviour was inconsiderate and disruptive.
Separately, passengers on a T’way Air flight bound for Japan’s Osaka were stranded at Incheon airport for 11 hours because of technical issues, the airport operator said on Friday.
According to Incheon International Airport Corporation, the low-cost carrier’s flight (TW283) carrying 310 passengers had initially been scheduled to take off at 12:05pm (local time) the previous day.
However, the passengers were later informed that the take-off would be delayed due to technical malfunctions. After a protracted delay, the pilot eventually allowed the passengers to leave the aeroplane, with 204 of them choosing to do so.
At 11:04pm, almost 11 hours after the original schedule, the flight got off the ground.
The T’way customers who gave up their trip that day received a refund for their flight tickets. In contrast, the remaining 106 passengers were given 100,000 won (US$72) in compensation when they arrived at Kansai International Airport.