A LONG-DISTANCE coach conductor in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been sacked for refusing to grant a discount to a veteran.

The incident, which took place last Friday, sparked widespread outrage after a video capturing the conductor’s refusal to provide the veteran with a discounted ticket was shared on Douyin.

According to Chinese laws, active and disabled military personnel, as well as those who have been discharged from active service, are given priority when purchasing domestic train, ship, long-distance bus, and civil aircraft tickets. They qualify for discounts by presenting their credentials or disabled certificates, with disabled military personnel entitled to a 50% discount.

Preliminary investigations conducted by local transportation bureau revealed that the veteran, identified by his surname Chen, boarded a coach bound for Baicheng, Jilin Province. Upon presenting his service-disabled soldier certificate to the conductor, identified by surname He, she asked him to pay for a full-price ticket while displaying an unfriendly attitude.

The bureau also suspended the coach’s operation for a period of seven days and imposed fines on the coach’s owner. (www.shine.cn)