A personnel of the Manila International Airport has been slammed by fans of Kpop boy group ENHYPEN for her unprofessional behavior in patting down the members and unabashedly showing her glee at being able to touch them.
The video which went viral prompted the trending topic Nakakahiya, and has also been shared by ENGENES (ENHYPEN’s fandom) from different countries.
เข้าไปถ่ายได้??? เป็นพนังงานทำไมถึงถ่ายได้??? คืองงมากว่าเป็นพนังงานแล้วมีสิทธิ์อะไรมาถ่าย งง pic.twitter.com/NC0nIZiZ3H
— มิ๊บจีบ!♡〰︎ (@itsjakeday) February 5, 2023
Screenshots of the female employee smiling after patting down the members also made rounds on social media.
this only proves that naia airport employs a lot of disgusting and unprofessional staffs that every artist fears. nakakagalit at nakakahiya. tangina mo tignan natin kung saan ka pupulutin ngayon. engenes will never let this slide. @MIAAGovPH have some decency and do something!!! pic.twitter.com/iRVUqQ653v
— raven | febwonie🎈 (@enhypens_hyung) February 6, 2023
Some called out her inappropriate behavior and even shared the only times when a pat down is required, given that the travelers have already gone through scanners.
NAIA NAKAKAHIYA very unprofessional
-the expressions made by the staff indicate a sign of malice
-the checker was not of the same gender as the passengers
-the staff was not consistent with the body check
-the staff was not wearing a glove
-the staffs were filming the artists pic.twitter.com/ONTXEis4nm— cess | 겁먹지 않아 it's real, it's real 🍒 (@hamstercoups) February 6, 2023
Unprofessional also became a trending topic while MIAA Hear Us had fans calling for sanctions against the staff’s inappropriate behavior.
1. The staff didn't do that to Jay and the manager
2. Sunoo and Jungwon took off their jackets but staff kept touching their bodies
3. There are walkthrough metal detectors and Xray security scanners, isn't that enough?MIAA HEAR US#MIAAdoBetter @MIAAGovPH pic.twitter.com/cY3JCsYnGx
— temenyoongi (@temenyoongi) February 6, 2023
Meanwhile, the Office for Transportation Security under the Department of Transportation has issued a statement vowing to probe the matter. The agency said it would not tolerate unprofessional behavior from their staff.
