When the soup isn’t quite up to snuff, most people discreetly inform the waiter and ask for it to be taken back. That was too polite for one passenger on a West Air flight though, and he decided to show his disgust by throwing the hot soup on a flight attendant.

The fracas happened on a West Air flight from Ningbo to Changsha last Friday. West Air confirms that the passenger has been fined RMB 500 by Changsha Airport police and was ordered to compensate the injured flight attendant (seen in the photo below) for her medical costs.

Like many western airlines, West Air had gotten rid of certain services like in-flight meals and baggage privileges earlier this year in order to cut costs. The airline said that resulted in it being able to offer cheaper fares. In exchange, passengers wishing to eat on board must pay for food.