Chinese man fined for using another person’s passport to fly in Vietnam
Vietnamese aviation authorities have fined a Chinese airline passenger for using another person’s passport to board a flight, Tuoi Tre reported.
The Central Region’s Airports Authority said Xue Bao, 30, was ordered to pay VND7.5 million (US$333) for his violation.
At 9 a.m. on January 8 officers at Danang International Airport found the man using a passport under the name of Yang Di, a 35-year-old Chinese national, before boarding the Vietnam Airlines flight from Danang to Haiphong.
He was then detained for investigation.
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Xue told Vietnamese authorities he entered Vietnam by road and came to Danang for business purposes.
He planned to fly to Haiphong from which he would come back to China by road via Mong Cai Border Gate in Quang Ninh Province.
Vietnamese authorities are still investigating his motive.
It is the first time Vietnamese authorities detected a foreigner using another person’s passport to board a plane, according to the report.