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Martial arts on air


China Eastern Airlines is training its flight crew to kick and punch to assist aircraft police during emergencies.

                                                                                               (Photo from China Daily)

The crew are being trained in qin na, a Chinese martial art, according to China Daily.

"The first group of 20 China Eastern stewardesses took their first training class on Dec 16, and the company intends to expand the training programme to all its 2,600-plus flight attendants".

Knowledge in martial art is also a good way of dealing with unwanted advances from passengers, who think flight attendants are just glorified waitresses.

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