Toddler Locked in Airplane Bathroom Incident Causes Social Media Outcry
Toddler Locked in Airplane Bathroom Incident
Two passengers aboard a Juneyao Airlines flight from Guiyang in southwestern China to Shanghai on Saturday locked a crying toddler in an airplane bathroom. One of the passengers posted a video of the incident on Chinese social media, where it has since gone viral and generated intense backlash.
Sixth Tone, an English-language, state-run Chinese media outlet, identified the woman who filmed the incident as Gou Tingting. Sixth Tone reported that in a caption for the now-deleted video—originally posted on Douyin, China's version of TikTok—Gou said the child's crying was so loud that passengers used tissues to try to block out the sound.
- One woman in the video could be heard telling the child they wouldn't let her out unless she stopped crying.
- The video has sparked fierce backlash in China.
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