The Chinese passenger had purchased the alcohol in the US before boarding her flight to Wenzhou, China.

The problem occurred however when she had to transfer during her journey at Beijing airport.

She was told that she was not able to bring the imported cognac through security because it was larger than the 100ml liquid allowance. As it was too late to transfer the cognac to her checked-in luggage, the woman decided to consume the entire bottle herself.

Unfortunately though, this then created a new security problem – the woman, now rather intoxicated, started acting wildly and yelling incoherently.

She then slumped onto the floor, and remained there until police arrived at the scene and decided not to let her board the flight out of concern that she had become a security risk to others.

She was taken to a convalescence room and was checked out by a doctor, where she then waited until she sobered up.  She was eventually released by police to her family who had come to Beijing Airport to escort her home.