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August 17, 2011One Comment

Blankets on China Southern Airlines seldom washed, never disinfected

From NetEase If you think the fragrance of the blanket handed to you by a flight attendant comes from laundry detergent, you may be on a wrong scent. A cleaner attending to blankets and seat covers for Chinese airlines will tell you in private that the smell is probably left by a previous passenger’s perfume, [...]

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May 13, 2011One Comment

Flight with VIP takes off while others are still delayed; quarrel ensues

From NetEase and IFENG As the rainy season starts in southeastern and eastern part of China, many flights experienced weather-related delays. On the afternoon of May 8, two flights both leaving for Beijing from Ningbo, a city in eastern Zhejiang province, were put behind among others. However, when the sky cleared in the evening, one [...]

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May 4, 20112 Comments

Picture of the day: Hong Kong flight attendants learn kung fu for self-defense

Cabin crews from Hong Kong Airlines practise Wing Chun, a concept-based Chinese martial art or Kung Fu, during a lesson in Hong Kong Saturday, April 30, 2011. A Hong Kong airline makes all its cabin crews to take Wing Chun lessons as helping them to build the team spirit and to learn self-defense, as young [...]

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April 27, 20112 Comments

Picture of the day: Female job applicants objectified

Ten days ago, MOT reported a Chinese company hiring only C-cup virgins to be its tea-leaf pickers. On April 24, China Eastern Airline’s human resources division meticulously examined applicants for the flight attendant job. They picked at applicants’ “faults” of appearances, including thick eyebrows, loose hair and muscular calves. The picture shows an examiner points [...]

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April 9, 20112 Comments

Picture of the day: Playing mahjong on flight

Airbus China announced that square mahjong tables will be erected in place of round tables in the company’s new business class cabins to cater to Chinese business people’s recreations. The cabins will be named “Phoenix.” The color theme is wine red, which symbolizes good fortune and joy.  Flyers can also sing karaoke in the Phoenix cabin. [...]

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April 2, 20113 Comments

Photos: How Chinese air hostesses are trained

From Sina Arm strength exercises Practicing safety demonstration Demonstration of in-flight services Senior students of an aviation high school showcase manner Senior students of an aviation high school practice smiling A senior student of an aviation high school Students of an aviation school practices Yoga. Students practice ballet. A student practices providing first aid.  

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March 16, 20112 Comments

Chinese air hostesses do safety demonstration while dancing to Lady Gaga’s Just Dance

The video shows flight attendants on board a Capital Airlines flight from Beijing to Lijiang, Yunnan, dancing to the music while doing a regular safety demonstration. Unblocked version on Youku Youtube version However, according to some Youku commenters, Philippine Cebu Pacific Air did it before, and Capital Airlines has stole the idea. Selected comments from [...]

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March 1, 2011No Comments

Chinese air hostesses bite chopsticks to train smiling at cadres

From China News To provide more sincere and better services to members and representatives of the annual “Two Sessions” (Jing: NPC&CPPCC, short for National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, are convened in early March each year), air hostesses within a division of China’s air force is training in front of a mirror [...]

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February 27, 20118 Comments

Video: Angered passengers beat bossy Air China platinum flyers

Voiceover: On the night of February 24, 2011, when Air China’s flight CA1894 from Shenzhen to Shanghai was ready for boarding, two Air China Platinum Card holders was loudly disgruntled with not being assigned business class seats and disputed with the crew for an upgrade. The crew didn’t consent to their request. The two claimed [...]

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January 25, 20112 Comments

Let cadres fly first – Chinese airlines prioritize those high in the political hierarchy

Do not take it for granted that you can enjoy unparalleled service in China after you purchase the first class air ticket. You’ll always have to take a backseat to a sizeable coterie of cadres, even if they’ve only paid for the economy class. In fact, serving all important passengers until they cry content is [...]

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