Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has banned two passengers from its flights after an argument over seat-reclining etiquette descended into xenophobic insults.

Cathay Pacific adds couple to ‘no-fly’ list after seat reclining row - The woman said her seat was shaken and she was called ‘mainland girl’ after refusing to straighten her seat

Cathay Pacific has banned a Hong Kong couple from its flights after their row with a mainland Chinese traveller over her reclining seat. The Chinese woman had complained on social media that she was harassed by the couple seated behind her on a Cathay flight after reclining her seat.