Second theft aboard flight from Vietnam to Hong Kong emerges in single day
- Mainland Chinese traveller’s credit card stolen from backpack on VietJet Air flight, used to make purchases of more than HK$36,000
A mainland Chinese traveller contacted Hong Kong police after discovering his credit card had been allegedly stolen on a flight from Vietnam to the city and was used to make purchases totalling more than HK$36,000 (US4,600).
It was the second suspected mid-air theft involving flights from Vietnam in a day, with the other case involving the arrest of a man on board another plane to Hong Kong. That case involved the theft of items such as a Rolex watch worth HK$330,000 and thousands of dollars in cash from a fellow passenger.
In the latest case, the 37-year-old mainland visitor allegedly put his credit card inside his backpack before going to sleep on VietJet Air 966, which arrived in Hong Kong from Da Nang on Sunday at about 10pm, according to a source familiar with the case.
Upon landing, he received a notification from his bank saying there was a transaction of HK$36,330 made on his card, the source said.
He checked his bag and realised his credit card was missing and immediately alerted police.
