Rewards for hijack crew and passengers
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July 7, 2012, Saturday
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CHINA'S aviation authorities yesterday rewarded crew members and passengers who foiled a plane hijacking attempt in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region last week.
The air crew of Tianjin Airlines Flight GS7554 were given a total of 1 million yuan (US$158,000) by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, while security staff on board, Du Yuefeng and Xu Yang, as well as chief attendant Guo Jia, were given honorary titles as "Anti-hijacking Heroes."
Zou Jinsong, the flight captain, co-pilots Chen Kaiyuan and Yang Haitao, as well as attendants Lu Hui, Wang Wanyu and Song Jia, were awarded first-class order of merits.
The 23 passengers who helped overpower the six hijackers were also rewarded for their part.
The administration also issued a bulletin praising the CAAC Public Security Bureau, the CAAC regional management authority in Xinjiang, Tianjin Airlines, Xinjiang Airport Group and Hotan Airport control tower for their roles in the incident.
The hijack attempt began about 6 minutes after the plane had taken off from Hotan Airport bound for Urumqi on June 29.
Meeting the flight's crew in Beijing, State Councilor Ma Kai said the incident demonstrated that the CAAC's emergency response plans had worked against plane hijacking over the years. "We have an excellent team who are politically reliable and highly disciplined," Ma said.
The six suspects are currently in police custody.
The air crew of Tianjin Airlines Flight GS7554 were given a total of 1 million yuan (US$158,000) by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, while security staff on board, Du Yuefeng and Xu Yang, as well as chief attendant Guo Jia, were given honorary titles as "Anti-hijacking Heroes."
Zou Jinsong, the flight captain, co-pilots Chen Kaiyuan and Yang Haitao, as well as attendants Lu Hui, Wang Wanyu and Song Jia, were awarded first-class order of merits.
The 23 passengers who helped overpower the six hijackers were also rewarded for their part.
The administration also issued a bulletin praising the CAAC Public Security Bureau, the CAAC regional management authority in Xinjiang, Tianjin Airlines, Xinjiang Airport Group and Hotan Airport control tower for their roles in the incident.
The hijack attempt began about 6 minutes after the plane had taken off from Hotan Airport bound for Urumqi on June 29.
Meeting the flight's crew in Beijing, State Councilor Ma Kai said the incident demonstrated that the CAAC's emergency response plans had worked against plane hijacking over the years. "We have an excellent team who are politically reliable and highly disciplined," Ma said.
The six suspects are currently in police custody.
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