A passenger became so angry during an argument about overweight luggage that she slapped an airline employee . The Vietnamese woman was waiting to board at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam , when the incident took place . The traveller had checked in and was travelling with just hand luggage when she was asked to have it weighed by a worker . Nguyen Thi Hang placed her luggage on the scales , and then lashed out hitting an airport worker in the face . The woman , who has been named locally as Nguyen Thi Hang , 35 , was stopped by a VietJet Air employee who believed her two pieces of hand luggage weighed more than the 7kg permitted . The woman proceeded to place her luggage on the weighing scales , but in a fit of anger lashed out and slapped the member of staff in the face . The scales showed the luggage did indeed weigh more than the allowance permitted . The Vietnamese woman was set to bound VietjetAir flight to the capital city of Hanoi . Thi Hang was flying into the Vietnamese capital Hanoi . Aviation authorities told tuoitrenews.vn that 'passengers are allowed to carry only one piece of portable baggage weighing up to 7kg with a of size 56x36x23 cm when boarding an aircraft ' and that 'any excess baggage must be deposited at check-in counters before boarding . ' The woman , who signed a statement admitting the incident in the aftermath , has been fined VND7.5 million , which roughly equates to £240 - much more than an additional weight increase would have cost her at the time . Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City , where one female passenger reacted angrily after being told to weigh her luggage ( file photo , not pictured )
After going through check-in , Nguyen Thi Hang stopped before boarding . Tan Son Nhat International Airport employee believed her luggage would weigh more than 7kg . After putting case on scales , woman slapped airport worker .