Beijing: Kunming Airlines, which became the target of an online furore after photos of its stewardesses being forcibly pushed into a plane’s luggage compartment went viral, hit back on Tuesday claiming facts had been distorted.
“Several air stewardesses are angry at the online distortion of their happy ritual. Usually a fresh stewardess will be placed in a luggage compartment to celebrate completing 30-50 hours of flying, or a new chief stewardess will celebrate in such a way after finishing her first flight,” the airline said via its official account at Sina Weibo.