BANGKOK, May 17 -- Thai immigration authorities have revoked the visa of a 30-year-old Chinese national and placed him on a lifetime blacklist after he allegedly damaged an automated immigration gate and verbally abused officers at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday.

The incident occurred around 2om in the departure immigration area. Officials identified the traveller as Liwei Zheng. According to the Bangkok Post, Zheng failed to follow the instructions for using the automated border-control gate, causing the system to malfunction. When the glass barrier failed to open, the tourist kicked it.

Footage shared on social media appears to show Zheng slamming his travel document before kicking the barriers and forcing his way through the check...