South Korea: Gov't moves to allow active use of force against in-flight violence

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it will also require flight attendants to film any in-flight incidents to be used as evidence. Such changes will be made in a revision to airline safety regulations announced Thursday, it said. "Airlines will be asked to revise their own safety rules following the administrative announcement," a ministry official said. The move is the latest measure against in-flight violence, which was highlighted late last year when a drunk South Korean man went on a near rampage on a Korean Air flight from Vietnam to South Korea. Ministry officials said recorded footage of in-flight violence will allow prosecution of those causing such violence, noting a lack of hard evidence had often led to the acquittal of suspects in the past. <br/>