China’s Donghai Airlines suspended a pilot and a flight attendant for their roles in a recent bathroom fight.
The two men reportedly entered their physical flap during a flight on February 20 from Nantong, in Jiangsu Province, to Xi’an, in Shaanxi Province, after the pilot left the cabin to use the plane’s first-class bathroom. , the South China Morning Post Reports. Witnesses say the pilot noticed a passenger approaching when he was entering the bathroom, but the pilot instructed the passenger to wait in his seat (instead of outside the door) until it was the passenger’s turn.
Shenzhen, Сhina – May 1, 2013: Donghai Airlines and Uni-Top Airlines planes are at Shenzhen International Airport. Donghai Airlines founded in 2002. Uni-Top Airlines founded in 2009. Photo taken in the city of Shenzhen, in southern China. Picture taken with the Apple iPhone.
However, on leaving the bathroom, the pilot saw the impatient passenger standing outside the door – and the pilot immediately blamed the first-class flight attendant for “not doing his job”, letting the passenger wait in the corridor, according to South China Morning post.
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Passengers who reported the incident on social media say the pilot then attacked the flight attendant, leaving him with a broken arm. The pilot would also have lost a tooth during the fight.
Donghai Airlines, based in Shenzhen, later confirmed that both the pilot and the flight attendant were suspended after their “discussion”.
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“The company attached great importance to the discussion among the crew members during the flight and conducted a rigorous internal check,” wrote the airline in a statement shared with the agency. “The team members involved have been suspended from their jobs to ensure flight safety.”
A Donghai Airlines representative did not immediately return a request for comment from Fox News.