Airline hits turbulence over nosy nuptial policy
Print Edition
SHANGHAI Airlines yesterday defended its policy of approving its employees’ marriage plans, saying it was necessary to ensure “flight safety.”
The company did not say when the policy was introduced, but it came to the attention of Shanghai Daily yesterday after people complained about it on the Internet.
“It’s like something from ancient China,” a person named Nancy said on WeChat.
Although China’s marriage law states that no one has the right to interfere in the marriages of other people, the airline said its policy was nothing new.
“It is common in the civil aviation industry for companies to investigate their employees’ families to determine if they have a criminal record,” it said in a statement issued in response to the online debate.
“It is mainly to ensure flight safety,” the company said.
According to documents seen by Shanghai Daily, flight attendants, security guards and pilots must all provide information about their spouses-to-be to the company.
Those who refuse or fail to do so will have their demerit points recorded down.
“It’s disgusting,” a Shanghai Airlines flight attendant surnamed Wang told Shanghai Daily.
“I feel lucky that I got married before the notice was issued,” she said.
Despite the carrier’s assertion that the procedure is commonplace in the industry, Shanghai Daily found evidence to the contrary.
Joe Jiang, a 28-year-old flight attendant with Spring Airlines said she got married several years ago, but wasn’t asked to comply with any background checks on her new husband.
A China Southern Airlines employee, who asked to remain anonymous, said that the airline used to have such a policy, but later dropped it.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
