Beware of London areas 'populated by Indians, Pakistanis': Air China’s racist ad
The airline's 'Wings of China' magazine reportedly provides safety advice to travellers based on race and nationality of local residents.
Beijing: A racist advertisement published in the in-flight magazine of Air China, warned its passengers to stay away from specific areas in London that are mostly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people.
A Chinese journalist, who was travelling by Air China plane, came across the advertisement and pointed it out.
-"London is generally a safe place to travel, however precautions are needed when entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people,-" said Air China in one of its in-flight magazine.
The airline's -"Wings of China-" magazine reportedly provides safety advice to travellers based on the race and nationality of local residents.
-"We advise tourists not to go out alone at night, and females always to be accompanied by another person when travelling,-" the magazine adds. The description prompted London MP Virendra Sharma, who emigrated from India to the UK in the 1960s, to complain to the Chinese government.
-"I am shocked and appalled that even today some people would see it as acceptable to write such blatantly untrue and racist statements,-" he said in an online statement.
-"I have raised this issue with the Chinese Ambassador, and requested that he ensures an apology is swiftly forthcoming from Air China, and the magazine is removed from circulation immediately,-" Sharma said.
Neither Air China nor the Chinese embassy were immediately available to comment on the report, which comes during a period of tension between Beijing and London.