China cabin crew ‘industry ritual’ sparks online outrage

Photos of female cabin crew lying in the overhead luggage compartments on board a Chinese airline have gone viral on social media. The images, which were uploaded on the popular chat app WeChat, have been called bullying by netizens. The post said cabin crew were “forced into lockers by security staff upon completing 30 to […]

Photos of female cabin crew lying in the overhead luggage compartments on board a Chinese airline have gone viral on social media.
The images, which were uploaded on the popular chat app WeChat, have been called bullying by netizens.
The post said cabin crew were “forced into lockers by security staff upon completing 30 to 50 hours of service” as part of an “industry ritual”.
Kunming Airlines has issued a statement saying it was investigating the matter.
The company said the incident occurred after the crew had completed their duties and that the safety of the flight was not affected.
The airline added that it had never received complaints from its cabin crew.
“The company attaches high importance to this incident and will prevent such things from happening again,” the statement said.