Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Airlines Refuses Ticket to Dalai Lama

A little tense problem in the headline there... Asiana Airlines of South Korea refused to give the Dalai Lama a ticket, because of Chinese pressure.

``We had respectfully asked the Dalai Lama to take a route that doesn't stop in Seoul for his and other passengers' safety,'' said Kim Haeng-seok, an Asiana spokesman.

What, he's going to hijack the plane or something?