A video of a Chinese woman who bought an economy class ticket, illegally occupied a business class seat, refused flight attendants' requests to move, and was forcibly dragged off by police has been released and is drawing widespread criticism.

Recently, footage capturing a female passenger's unauthorized occupation of a business class seat at Beijing Capital International Airport in China was shared on social media.

At the time, a Chinese woman identified as A, who had purchased an economy ticket, spotted an empty business class seat while the aircraft was moving toward the runway for takeoff and relocated from her seat to take it.

Flight attendants who witnessed this repeatedly asked her to return to her original seat, but the woman refused and caused a commotion.

Eventually, the aircraft halted its takeoff, and the flight attendants asked the woman to get off.

However, woman A, who was lying across the spacious seat wrapped in a blanket, ignored the demand and stubbornly held her ground.

Woman A strongly resisted by leaning backward and screaming, but she was eventually dragged out of the cabin by police officers who were dispatched following a report from the crew.

Notably, during this process, woman A reportedly made remarks to the effect of, "I am a law student at Peking University," though her actual enrollment status has not been verified.

The Capital Airport Public Security Bureau stated in an official announcement that the passenger ignored the flight attendants' warnings while the aircraft was taxiing, forcibly occupied a seat in another cabin, and failed to comply with requests to move back.

Police explained that to ensure the safety and order of the flight, the airline denied boarding to the passenger and removed her from the aircraft in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

Reported by Jung Da-eun | Video by Kim Na-on | Graphics by Yang Hye-min | Produced by SBS Digital News