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Farhan, Rishi, Arjun and others slam Air China for their racist ad

The airline's magazine provides safety advice to travellers based on the race and nationality of local residents.

Mumbai: 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.

This incident also caught B-Town's attention, who thrashed the airline for their racist ad .

Rishi Kapoor reacted by tweeting:

Air China ad

Arjun Kapoor wrote, "These people deserved to be punished for such offensive point of views being fed to the general public!!!"

Air China ad

TV actor Karan Wahi tweeted, "standing ovation for u ..... like really..."

Air China ad

( Source : Deccan Chronicle with agency inputs )
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