Chinese man arrested at Bangkok airport after in-flight thefts
published : 15 Apr 2026 at 07:39
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
A Chinese man has been apprehended after emerging from an aircraft for allegedly stealing money on a flight to Bangkok from Vientiane, authorities said on Tuesday.
Zheng Xiaobo, 57, was arrested on Monday at Suvarnabhumi airport, the Tourist Police Bureau said.
Mr Zheng was accused by three passengers from China of stealing cash in several currencies worth a total of about 65,000 baht on Thai Airways International flight TG571 from Vientiane to Bangkok.
Police were alerted after one of the passengers, Yiu Yuejin, told the air crew about their missing money. Officers were waiting at the gate when the plane arrived. Cabin crew told police the suspect had been seen taking purses from overhead compartments, according to local media reports.
Police then searched Mr Zheng, found the money and sent him to the Suvarnabhumi airport police station.
Vocabulary
- accused: to be said to have done something wrong or committed a crime - ถูกกล่าวหา
- cabin crew: the people whose job is to take care of passengers on a plane - พนักงานภายในเครื่องบิน, ลูกเรือ
- compartment: one of the separate parts of a container or place where things are stored - ห้อง,ช่อง
- currency (noun): the system of money, usually, but not always, that a country uses - เงินตรา
- steal: to take something from a person, shop/store, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it - ขโมย
- theft (noun): (the act of) dishonestly taking something which belongs to someone else and keeping it - การลักขโมย
