China has given notice to flyers with a history of behaving badly, putting into force a new law that will blacklist tantrum-prone travellers.

As of Feb. 1, flyers found guilty of misconduct will be added to a blacklist that will keep names on record for one to two years, reports state news agency Xinhua news.

Forms of misconduct include threatening or assaulting cabin crew; blocking or attacking staff at check-in counters, security checks and boarding gates; as well as fighting inside the airport or on board the aircraft.

Flyers who attempt to force their way into the cockpit, try to open emergency exits without instruction, or spread false information about terrorist attacks will also be blacklisted by the China Air Transport Association.

It’s the latest effort to clamp down on air rage in Asia. Last month, toughened new aviation laws came into effect in South Korea, where flyers behaving badly face sky-high fines and prison sentences.

That revised law went into effect following the infamous 2014 nut rage incident involving former Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-ah, whose epic air range over a pack of macadamia nuts resulted in a prison sentence and warning to other flyers.

In an effort to clean up the image of Chinese tourists abroad, the Chinese government also began naming and shaming travelers who give their country a bad rap last spring.

China is the largest international tourism market in the world and Chinese travelers among the world's biggest spenders.

Chinese tourists found guilty of acting “anti-socially” on public transport while abroad, damaging private or public property, disrespecting local customs, sabotaging historical exhibits, gambling or engaging in pornographic activities will be blacklisted.

Offenders will remain on the list for two years, and names passed on to local police, customs and transport officials as well as banks.

In 2013, the country was left shame-faced after a Chinese tourist wrote his name on a relief carving in Luxor, Egypt.

In 2014, a violent Chinese flyer scalded a flight attendant on a flight from Bangkok to Nanjing, China with a cup of hot instant noodles -- an event that would become an international incident and spur the country’s national tourism administration to take action.