Hainan Airlines aircraft (photo by Aero Icarus , licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons On June 12 a Hainan Airlines flight from Taiyuan to Chongqing was delayed after two male passengers assaulted a flight attendant . Flight HU7041 was scheduled for departure at 1:30 from Taiyuan Wusu International Airport . After the completion of boarding and safety check procedures the plane reached the runway and was taxiing, but the pilot stopped the aircraft shortly before take-off.