Boy Band Involved in Airport Queue-Jumping Controversy, Self-Defense Leads to Social Incident

In the early morning of the 23rd, a netizen posted that while boarding a flight at Shenzhen Bao'an Airport, despite it being close to boarding time, passengers were not allowed to board. Suddenly, a boy band and their staff arrived and were given priority boarding, with fans also rushing forward to cut in line. This action left the passengers who had been queuing very dissatisfied, making the scene quite chaotic at times. Some netizens pointed out that the boy band is suspected to be 'LOONG 9', a 12-member group selected by the TVB talent show 'Asia Super Star Team'.

The queue-jumping incident has attracted widespread attention, and on the evening of the 24th, LOONG 9 urgently issued a statement apologizing to fellow travelers for the inconvenience caused and to the working departments for any trouble caused. They also called on fans to chase stars rationally. However, some media noticed that in LOONG 9's statement, it mentioned that the 'queue-jumping' was "after real-time communication with multiple parties, to avoid congestion accidents, they arrived and boarded according to the confirmed time and passage" implying that it was not a subjective 'queue-jumping', but an arrangement by the airline and airport.

Media have consecutively called the airline and Shenzhen Bao'an Airport to understand whether the 'boy band queue-jumping' issue was due to improper arrangements by the airline or the airport. The airline only responded: "We will contact you in a timely manner if there is any response." Meanwhile, Shenzhen Airport stated: "The company is verifying this situation." The incident continues to ferment.