Air China suspends flight attendant over personal data breach involving 20 celebrities

Employee accused of publishing personal information on social media about famous passengers, including Jing Boran, Ni Ni, Zhang Jie, Du Juan and Su Bingtian. Investigation launched after leak, which happened in July, was reported by industry blogger. — SCMP

An Air China flight attendant accused of publishing personal information on social media about the celebrities he served in the air has been suspended, the company said on Jan 3.

The airline launched an investigation after aviation industry blogger Chao Cewei blew the whistle on a post made on Weibo – China’s Twitter-like platform – in July by the employee, who used the online name Ruo Chen.