Chinese pilot suspended for life after passenger cockpit photo goes viral.
The captain of a Chinese airliner who allegedly allowed a young woman passenger into the cockpit during a flight has been suspended for life after her photo went viral.
The post showed the woman making a V sign with her fingers - a popular pose in China - with the photo captioned: “Thanks to the captain. So happy.” The woman was reported to be a flight attendant in training at a Guilin university.
A photo of the woman sitting in the cockpit of the airplane with her fingers making a V-shaped sign and cups of drinks on her knees has been circulating on social media since Sunday
The incident took place on January 4 on flight GT1011 from Guilin city to Yangzhou city. The violation was noticed by the airliner on Sunday after screenshots of the alleged passenger’s post started being shared widely on Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo.