Air Passenger Caught ‘Stealing Thousands Of Euros From Fellow Traveller Mid-Flight’

A man who allegedly stole thousands of Euros from a fellow air passenger mid-flight has been arrested.

At first he denied it but was later left red-faced when another traveller produced what appears to be video evidence of the theft.

Ma Qiguan, 45, is a native of central China’s Henan Province, and was on his way to Thai capital Bangkok.

The incident took place on a Turkish Airlines flight earlier this week.

The offender reportedly took down a Danish passenger’s luggage from the overhead compartment of flight TK064, before rummaging through it and taking the equivalent of £3,700.

The footage was recorded on a mobile phone and shown to authorities when the plane landed in Bangkok.

Ma was detained by police at Suvarnabhumi Airport, where he was said to be carrying a return ticket to Istanbul for the next day.

It is not known how Ma knew the Danish passenger was carrying such large amounts of cash or if Ma will be deported to China for punishment.

(All images: CEN)