[Global Network Reporter Fu Guohao] In January this year, a foreign passenger forced a flight attendant from Taiwan EVA Air to help "take off her pants and wipe her butt." The stewardess involved later said that she was traumatized, and EVA Air also stated The incident will be investigated to see if it involves sexual harassment and the passenger will be refused boarding. On April 17, EVA Air disclosed the passenger’s current situation, saying that he had died of illness in March.
The foreign male passenger involved (Photo source: Taiwanese media)
Taiwan's "Dongsen News Network" and other media reported on April 17 that an incident occurred on EVA Air at the beginning of the year when a foreign passenger asked a flight attendant to help him use the toilet, which caused controversy. The foreign passenger involved was a white male. He took an EVA Air flight on January 19. He claimed that he could not go to the toilet independently because he was too fat. He asked the flight attendant to help him go to the toilet. During the process, he forced the flight attendant to help him take off his pants and asked her to wipe his buttocks.
The incident caused physical and mental trauma to the flight attendant involved. After seeking medical treatment, she was diagnosed with acute stress disorder and had to be grounded for at least 3 weeks. EVA Air also held a press conference afterwards and stated that it would "no longer provide services to this passenger."
EVA Air responded to the incident involving the flight attendant involved (Photo source: Taiwanese media)
On the evening of April 17, EVA Air held a press conference. When explaining the labor mediation of the Taoyuan City Flight Attendant Professional Union, some media asked In the follow-up to the handling of the foreign passenger, EVA Air stated that the passenger passed away due to illness on Koh Samui in early March, and the company has worked with the passenger’s family to refund the ticket. As for the injured flight attendants, EVA Air has granted them official leave.
