China Eastern Pilots Turn Flights Around in "Strike"

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China Eastern Airlines admits pilots' deliberately return on 21 flights
2008-04-07 18:57:55

BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- China Eastern Airlines (CEA) finally admitted on Monday that pilots on 21 flights deliberately turned their aircraft round in flight, affecting more than 1,000 passengers in Yunnan Province.

Chinese media has labeled the pilots' actions an 'unofficial strike' over a call for better management and treatment.

From March 31 to April 1, 21 flights returned to their departure points in Yunnan Province, in southwestern China, and CEA originally said the incidents were due to poor weather. However flights with other airlines flying the same routes landed on schedule during the same period. [Full Article]

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