Vietnamese pilot detained in Japan for “shopping without paying”

October 08, 2015 | 09:21

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A male pilot of the national flagged carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA), whose name is still unknown, has been detained in Japan since Tuesday for “attempting to carry unpaid items out of a local shop”, according to a source of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.

The man, a member of the flight crew of an Airbus A330 of VNA, was caught red-handed carrying merchandise which he had yet paid for in his pocket while passing through a detector of the shop, the location of which has also not been disclosed.

According to the minutes about the case submitted to the VNA, the male pilot, 56, chose to buy some goods in a shop near the hotel he stayed, but found out he did not carry his passport along.

He then suggested to the store to temporarily keep the goods he had picked and his bag for him so that he can return to the hotel to get the passport.

But when he left the store, the alarm of the detecting equipment went off, and the shop’s employees immediately checked the man to find him carrying some unpaid merchandise in the pocket.

He was later handed over to the Japanese police for detention and investigation.

The source told Tuoi Tre that VNA’s representatives in Japan has offered to pay the administrative penalty, saying the pilot did not deliberately want to take those items without paying.

Talking to Tuoi Tre on this information, a leader of VNA admitted the VNA leadership was informed about the incident.

According to the leaders, VNA’s representatives in Japan are actively working with Japanese authorities so that the pilot can be bailed soon as VNA believe that this behavior is not too serious.

However, until Wednesday evening, the man has yet been successfully bailed out.

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