Chinese man, 30, banned from Thailand for life after kicking open auto-gate gantry at airport

While attempting to get through immigration checks at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, a Chinese man, 30, got angry and kicked open the auto-gate gantry.

He then walked through the gate without authorisation, cursed at Thai immigration officers and resisted arrest.

The man has been banned from Thailand for life, was fined 450,000 baht (S$17,705) and is facing further prosecution.

Grew frustrated

The man has been identified as 30-year-old Zheng Liwei, Khaosod reported.

The incident occurred on May 13 at about 2:35pm.

Zheng was supposed to board a Spring Airlines flight bound for Shanghai at the time.

In a video of the incident shared by Khaosod, the man could be seen approaching an auto-gate gantry.

He slammed his passport onto the reader and appeared frustrated.

He then kicked open the auto-gate gantry and walked through.

A hand can be seen gesturing at him from the other end of the gate, but Zheng continued to force his way through.

Resisted arrest

Thai immigration officers attempted to arrest Zheng, but he resisted.

He also verbally abused the officers in Mandarin and English, including making comments such as, "Your mother is dead".

Zheng's wife intervened and restrained him.

He was subsequently arrested by Thai airport police.

A photo shared by Khaosod appeared to show Zheng with officials around him, along with an individual wearing a blue vest emblazoned with a Chinese flag and the words, "airport interpreter".

Banned for life

Thai police explained that Zheng had incorrectly placed his passport on the reader, which caused the gates to fail to open.

According to Khaosod, the Chinese national has been entered into the Thai immigration blacklist and is banned from entering Thailand for life.

He must also pay a compensation of 450,000 baht (S$17,705) for the damaged auto-gate.

Additionally, Zheng is also being charged with property damage as well as verbally abusing an official on duty.