First-class result as debts paid
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A COURT in south China’s Shenzhen has fined a debt defaulter 100,000 yuan (US$15,000) for taking a first-class flight.
Zhang Li is on a national blacklist for failing to repay her debts. People on the blacklist are, among other proscriptions, forbidden from taking first-class flights and are not able to book tickets with their identity cards.
However, Zhang was found to have bought a first-class ticket from Lijiang in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, to Shenzhen on October 13 using her passport.
When she arrived at Shenzhen airport she was detained by police.
Futian District People’s Court said that in November 2015 and April 2017 she was found liable and ordered to pay the debts of her private company of over 7 million yuan. She was added to the blacklist after she refused.
Following her detention, she paid the fine together with the debts.
As authorities work to establish a reliable nationwide credit rating system, courts are exploring new ways of punishing those who do not pay their debts. Among them are the ban on first-class flights and a lower score at Sesame Credit, a credit-scoring system, so they face upfront charges when renting a car or booking a hotel.
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