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Chinese airline 'failed to stop smoking on flight'; passengers threaten to sue


Passengers on China United Airlines flight 5216 on Saturday said they found people smoking in a toilet as the plane flew from Chengdu to Beijing. Photo: SCMP Pictures

A Chinese budget airline endangered lives when it failed to stop passengers from smoking on a flight, according to a group of disgruntled travellers who are now threatening to sue the carrier.

Passengers on China United Airlines (CUA) flight 5216 on Saturday said they found people smoking in a toilet as the plane flew from Chengdu to Beijing. They said that when the aircraft was grounded at Taiyuan due to thunderstorms, passengers also smoked on the steps as they left the plane and again just outside the jet as it sat on the tarmac.