Vietnamese aviation authorities have suspended for one month and fined two Vietnam Airlines pilots and a flight attendant for allowing the country’s former tourism ambassador to enter the cockpit and pose for pictures during a flight.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) issued the fines after the pictures posted online went viral.
They show Ly Nha Ky – a nationally famous actress and businesswoman – posing with the captain and his deputy in the cockpit on a flight from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.
According to news website VnExpress the two pictures showing Ky, 31, in the cockpit were first posted on Ky’s personal blog.
CAAV’s chief inspector said the captain and his co-pilot were "not following regulations when carrying out duties and threatening aviation security" by allowing a person to enter the cockpit.
