On August 4th, Xiao Xiang, who finished his trip to Beijing, prepared to fly back to Ningbo on China Eastern Airlines flight MU5 1787 alone. After she successfully passed the security check and boarded the plane, a scene that surprised her happened-"When did you do this nose?" The stewardess's sudden questioning made the whole incident suddenly in an uproar.
Before she could react, she was told that China Eastern Airlines had relevant regulations that "passengers are not allowed to fly within 0/5 days after plastic surgery", and the flight attendants asked Xiaoxiang to get off the plane on this ground.
"Who said I had a facelift? I can tear off the tape and show it to you! " Xiao Xiang said, but the attitude of the stewardess is very clear. Xiaoxiang must get off the plane unless he can produce a valid diagnosis certificate to prove that his nose is suitable for flying.
Finally, Xiao Xiang got off the plane under the persuasion of flight attendants and ground crew, and had to change the flight of Air China that day and fly back to Ningbo.
"I didn't know what to do at the time, and I was almost crying." Xiaoxiang said that she would complain to the airlines and the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
However, as one of the parties, the flight attendants of China Eastern Airlines have different views on small incidents. The flight attendant confirmed that Xiao Xiang did inform him that the last operation was seven days ago, and informed the flight attendant of the technical term "nasal replacement and filling operation". At that time, the parties did not want to get off the plane, saying that this situation would not affect the flight. As for whether the parties attached gauze or tape, China Eastern Airlines said it was "brown".
Weibo, the official of China Eastern Airlines, issued a statement on August 16:
On August 4th, on the flight from Beijing to Ningbo, the flight attendant found that a passenger's nose was covered with gauze. Upon inquiry, they learned that the passenger had just finished rhinoplasty a few days ago and failed to provide relevant medical certificates for safe flight. Changes in air pressure at high altitude may have an impact on unhealed wounds. From the perspective of passengers' own safety, the crew arranges passengers to disembark according to regulations.
Xiaoxiang said that she did stick a piece of tape on her nose that day because she hurt her nose while riding in Inner Mongolia a month ago. "The wound has scabbed, but it's hot and sweaty. I'll think of sticking a piece of tape for fear of infection." She denied that her nose was judged to have undergone cosmetic surgery by the flight attendant at that time.
Xiaoxiang repeatedly stressed that he would go to the hospital for relevant medical appraisal in the near future.
With regard to the recent inability to fly without relevant certificates after cosmetic surgery, China Eastern Airlines did issue an urgent announcement on July 3, saying that for safety reasons, passengers who have undergone cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery or other medical cosmetic surgery should fly again 15 days after surgery, and issue medical certificates suitable for flight and medical records proving the date of surgery when checking in.
Why can passengers who have passed the security check ask to get off the plane with a notice? In this regard, China Civil Aviation Network author Wu Jian wrote:
Aviation medical research has found that the atmospheric pressure in the engine room drops by 25% at the maximum cruising altitude, which is only 75% of the sea level. In this decompression environment, the gas accumulated in the human body will expand, and the volume will increase by about 30% compared with the normal atmospheric pressure, which may lead to a series of atmospheric pressure injuries and adverse effects. Especially for patients who have recently undergone surgery, some special examinations or other trauma, gas accumulation in body cavity may be caused by surgery, trauma or examination. At this time, when they fly, the gas accumulated in body cavities (such as abdominal cavity, chest cavity, eyes and middle ear) will expand in the low-pressure environment in the cockpit, resulting in adverse effects.
Patients who fly after surgery should be assessed for safety, which is called passenger airworthiness assessment in aviation medicine. The main purpose is to make aviation medical risk assessment for some specific operations, and to guide surgical patients to fly safely.