Stun guns and male crew: Korean Air to get tough on unruly passengers

Korean Air Lines said it will allow crew members to "readily use stun guns" to manage violent passengers, and hire more male flight attendants, after coming in for criticism from US singer Richard Marx over its handling of a recent incident. The new crew guidelines, announced Tuesday following the Dec 20 incident, will also include more staff training, use of the latest devices to tie up a violent passenger, and the banning of passengers with a history of unruly behaviour. Men account for about one-tenth of Korean Air flight attendants, and the carrier said it will try to have at least one male on duty in the cabin for each flight. In South Korea, the number of unlawful acts committed aboard airplanes has more than tripled over the past 5 years, according to govt data. <br/>