Rather than wasting expensive alcohol, two
Chinese air passengers downed an entire bottle of aphrodisiac wine after
being stopped by security, reported online news source the Shanghaiist.
Before two men attempted to board a flight at Baiyun International
Airport in Guangzhou, the security official spotted a large ornament in
one of their bags which was revealed to be a tiger sculpture containing
wine purporting to have aphrodisiac properties. Such wine often contains
parts of endangered species but is commonly available in China for
people to buy for its reputed side effects.
One of the men called Wang was reported to have said, “It’s good
stuff inside. It’s aphrodisiac wine and you know, it’s very, very
expensive and cost us a good 8,000 yuan.” (US$1,300)
When the official informed them that as the contents was more than
the 100ml allowed on board and therefore they were not allowed on the
flight, both passengers immediately started drinking the wine and
managed to finish the entire bottle within a matter of minutes.
Unfortunately, the flushed faced men were then told that intoxicated
passengers weren’t permitted to fly but were eventually let off after
the men pleaded with the security official to let them on.
“We won’t bring this kind of stuff anymore. If we do, we will register it as checked baggage,” Wang admitted in hindsight.
Source:
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
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