What happened to the return flight of China Eastern Airlines?

Yesterday, Yunnan Branch of China Eastern Airlines flew 14 flights from Kunming to Dali, Lijiang, Banna, mangshi, Simao and Lincang in one day. After the flight flew over the destination, the passengers were told that they could not land and all flew back to Kunming, causing more flight delays at Kunming Airport. The explanation given by China Eastern Airlines is "weather", while flights from other airlines to the above areas landed normally on the same day. According to a staff member of China Eastern Airlines, the cause of the collective return flight may be an open letter circulated in the pilot dormitory two days ago, which listed four reasons why pilots should be "vigilant", mentioning that the company's salary was low and the pilots were subject to sky-high claims for job hopping.

A pilot said in an interview with reporters, "This letter has been recognized by everyone."

The newspaper "answers are all because of the weather." Why are so many flights delayed because of the weather? Why are they all concentrated in the same airline? " Yesterday, China Eastern Airlines Yunnan Branch 14 flight returned one day, causing more flight delays at Kunming Airport. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when the reporter rushed to the lobby of Kunming Airport, he saw about hundreds of passengers stranded in front of the airline check-in counter. After several hours of tossing, every passenger looks very tired. "We want a refund! We want to change visas! " The passenger closest to the counter has a ticket in his hand and reaches for the counter.

Fly over the destination and turn back.

Mr. Du, who took China Eastern Airlines flight MU5943 to Simao, was puzzled. "The flight that should have taken off at 1 1 am was delayed until noon 1: 40. The flight attendant explained that' we can't take off here before the plane from Simao takes off'. " Mr. Du said. The departure time was delayed for nearly two hours, but then something happened that made Mr. Du even more depressed. "The plane hovered over Simao, and the flight attendant told us that the plane could not land because of the weather and had to return to Kunming." At about 3 pm, Mr. Du's flight landed on the tarmac of Kunming Airport.

When Mr. Du came to the airline check-in counter in the waiting hall, he was taken aback. "The front of the counter is full of people. I counted about 120 people. " Mr. Du said, "I didn't know until I asked, not only the flights to Simao are like this, but also the flights to go to dali, Lijiang, mangshi, Lincang and Zhaotong are similar to ours."

Flight information shows that no pilot wants to fly.

Mr. Wu, who took the airline's MU57 14 flight, told the reporter that "15 minutes later arrived at Lijiang Airport" was broadcast on the plane around two o'clock. Unexpectedly, after the plane circled over Lijiang airport twice, the air broadcast told reporters that the plane had returned. After arriving in Kunming, they immediately contacted their friends who picked up the plane in Lijiang, saying that passengers on other airlines' flights arrived at Lijiang Airport smoothly. They told the airline staff about this situation and got the answer: "Airlines have higher requirements for weather safety, and we are responsible for the personal safety of passengers."

Yesterday 19: 34, the reporter came to the flight building. In the bulletin board "Flight Information", the reporter found that the names of pilots in many flight arrangements were modified. "Do you understand?" A man in a flight suit volunteered to ask the reporter, "Do you know what this means? This is no one flying, I don't want to! " He pointed to several places where the correction fluid had been modified.

The Consumer Complaint Center of Kunming International Airport received complaints from passengers around 2 pm yesterday. A staff member surnamed Zou said: "Every year at this time of spring and autumn, every airline will have flight delays due to the weather, but the key point today is that passengers think that flights of other airlines can land normally, just because the flights of this airline can't land, so passengers can't understand the explanations given by the airlines."

Two days ago, an open letter called on pilots to ask for treatment.

"I wonder if this has something to do with the letter two days ago." A staff member of the airline told reporters that two days ago, many "letters to all pilots of China Eastern Airlines Yunnan Company" were posted in the pilots' dormitory and flight building, and these letters were also stuffed into some pilots' rooms.

The letter lists four reasons for "vigilance": First, compared with peers, the treatment is too low; Second, some inspections for pilots have caused "the self-esteem of pilots has been greatly hurt"; Third, the wage and subsidy standards are inconsistent with the tax payment standards; The fourth article mentioned the "Zheng Zhihong" incident and questioned the sky-high claim he suffered. "Is this a fair move?"

Zheng Zhihong, the former pilot of Yunnan Branch of China Eastern Airlines, was once claimed by the company for12.57 million yuan for job hopping, a record high in China.

At the end of this letter, it is mentioned that "in line with the principle of being beneficial to your physical and mental health, to flight safety and to the healthy and harmonious development of our company, I hope everyone can speak freely and make concerted efforts with Qi Xin".

"I think this letter has been recognized by everyone." A pilot said in an interview with reporters, "If, I say if! Even if this is a struggle, it is not without precedent. A few years ago, an airline Southwest Company also had such a situation: more than 30 flights returned "due to weather" in one day. Fighting for treatment is second, and it should be an attempt by pilots to improve their living environment.