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Watch out, obnoxious passengers! Kung fu lessons for Hong Kong Airlines cabin crew

Watch out, obnoxious passengers! Kung fu lessons for Hong Kong Airlines cabin crew Apr 21st, 2011 at 3:00PM: Working as part of an airline cabin crew can be a tough job, just ask Gadling's very own Heather Poole. Passengers get drunk, passengers get rude, sometimes even passengers go on strike. Now the cabin crew of one airline are getting trained to strike back. Hong Kong Airlines staff are taking kung fu lessons, the Guardian reports. The cabin crew is learning Wing Chun kung fu in order to deal ...

Six disastrous consequences of fighting flight attendants

Six disastrous consequences of fighting flight attendants Mar 9th, 2010 at 2:00PM: The Association of Flight Attendants has been leaning on Congress to amp up counter-terrorism measures in the cabin. After all, the security teams in the airports haven't exactly impressed over the past few years. So, what happens to the passengers and crew when some scumbag finds a way to tote a gun, knife or oversized bottle of shampoo on board? The flight attendants' union believes it has the ...

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