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A group of flight attendants from South Korean low-cost carrier, Eastar Jet, are in hot water after photos surfaced online of them posing on the wing of a Boeing 737. The aircraft was parked at Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) when flight attendants opened an emergency exit and began the photo shoot.
[WORLD] On February 13, South Korea's JTBC TV reported a shocking incident at Cheongju International Airport, where several Eastar Jet flight attendants were seen taking photos on the plane's wing, causing widespread controversy.
According to the report, the airport had… pic.twitter.com/ybnSOMdoib
— 鳳凰資訊 PhoenixTV News (@PhoenixTV_News) February 18, 2025
Eastar Jet says the crew were instructed to open the emergency door as part of a training exercise that took place at the airport. While they were approved to open the emergency exit, they were not instructed to pose for photos for social media. The flight was delayed due to snow at the airport. Passengers were on the aircraft for around an hour when the crew decided to do this training exercise. To make matters worse, Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) is designated as a military facility and photography and videography are strictly prohibited.
For this photo opp, the crew could face up to three years in prison or fines of up to around $20,000. The airline released the following statement (but did not comment on the flight attendants wrongdoing):
The airline took advantage of the waiting time caused by heavy snow and conducted an emergency exit training that is normally difficult to carry out.”
SWISS cabin crew in serious trouble for taking selfies on a 777 wing in Buenos Aires. pic.twitter.com/NrwevZ8ys8
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) August 25, 2023
Back in August 2023, I wrote about an airline crew opening the door of a Boeing 777-300ER and taking photos of themselves dancing and posing on the wing. The SWISS plane was in Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) before its flight to São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) (which is a cool fifth freedom flight) when the crew decided to conduct an Insta-worthy photoshoot.
Passengers watched from inside the terminal as the crew opened the third door and climbed out onto the wing. The wing is approximately 16 feet off the ground and if they had fallen they would have sustained serious injuries. Photos and videos started appearing online and they eventually made it back to SWISS’ management.
SWISS used this as a teaching moment (rather than to terminate the crew). One has to wonder what they were thinking. They had to realize that people could see them from inside the terminal and/or that their social media posts would be discovered.
Anthony’s Take: This is stupid. The flight attendants should know better than to needlessly do something that could be dangerous. Doing this in front of passengers is even more dumb and at a secure military facility is another level. Hopefully, some retraining is done here.
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