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title: "‘To Do Business With The Chinese, You Should Speak Mandarin!’, Say Supporters Of Woman In Flight Drama"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/chongqing-flight-drama-supporters-opinion/
date: 2026-04-24
modified: 2026-04-24
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author: "Sarah Yeoh"
description: "Unless you've been living under a rock or lost Internet connection, the talk of town right now is the viral clip which showed a female passenger losing her marbles onboard..."
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# ‘To Do Business With The Chinese, You Should Speak Mandarin!’, Say Supporters Of Woman In Flight Drama

## TL: DR

- **AirAsia Flight Drama:** A viral clip on Threads/@i.wanttotravel shows a female passenger getting upset on an AirAsia flight because an air steward speaks only in English.
- **China Press Reports:** Weibo netizens debate the incident, with supporters claiming cabin crew must speak Mandarin to serve Chinese passengers on international flights.
- **Malaysians Push Back:** Critics and Malaysian netizens argue below that cabin crew cannot learn every language and call out the passenger for talking loudly on the phone.

##### Unless you've been living under a rock or lost Internet connection, the talk of town right now is the viral clip which showed a female passenger losing her marbles onboard an AirAsia flight.

The reason? All because an air steward [didn't speak her mother language](https://weirdkaya.com/why-speak-english-chinese-passenger-causes-ruckus-which-led-to-2-hour-flight-delay/) and she saw it as a form of disrespect.

![ wk woman caused a flight delay ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/202604-wk-woman-caused-a-flight-delay-1700.jpg)Photo via [Threads/@i.wanttotravel](https://www.threads.com/@i.wanttotravel/post/DXaoesOGqK8?xmt=AQF0dqa45D3mTsX9Y8EggSZQY1P-nmXkRpDTI9ZuHSoO4bDMLeKUN6fGDvb28AtAdXmTqLTf)

Beyond the memes and viral clip, the incident has also raised debate over whether cabin crew should learn certain languages, especially if they're looking to do business with a specific ethnic group.

## What both sides say

According to [China Press](https://www.chinapress.com.my/?p=4905789), the clip sparked a lively discussion on Weibo, where netizens debated whether it was right of the air steward to speak only in English to the woman.

From the perspective of the woman's supporters, they felt cabin crew are obliged to be fluent in Mandarin so that they can serve Chinese passengers.

![Woman has meltdown on Chongqing flight (1)](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/Woman-has-meltdown-on-Chongqing-flight-1-1.png)Screenshot via [Threads/@i.wanttotravel](https://www.threads.com/@i.wanttotravel/post/DXaoesOGqK8?xmt=AQF0dqa45D3mTsX9Y8EggSZQY1P-nmXkRpDTI9ZuHSoO4bDMLeKUN6fGDvb28AtAdXmTqLTf)

##### Among the comments included 'If you’re doing business with Chinese people, you should speak Mandarin', and 'Why even operate international flights if you can't even speak Mandarin?'

On the other hand, some say the woman's supporters were focusing on the wrong issue and should instead call her out for disturbing other passengers by talking loudly on the phone.

Malaysians also opposed the idea, saying that it would be unreasonable to expect business people to learn every language possible, let alone the cabin crew.

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/Flight-drama-supporters-netizen-comment-1.jpg)Screenshot via [FB](https://www.facebook.com/ChinaPressMY/posts/pfbid036rdfbpWs7wd1nj7CgVuf2bLLfcBaQBaKYaV3MKYf1onohGr815tvWP8wnLqfGK4hl)

Another bluntly pointed out that boarding a plane had nothing to do with doing business with anyone.

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/Flight-drama-supporters-netizen-comment-2.jpg)Screenshot via [FB](https://www.facebook.com/ChinaPressMY/posts/pfbid036rdfbpWs7wd1nj7CgVuf2bLLfcBaQBaKYaV3MKYf1onohGr815tvWP8wnLqfGK4hl)

*What do you think of the supporters' opinion? Share with us in the comments!*

**READ [ALSO](https://weirdkaya.com/south-china-airlines-deny-claim-chongqing-flight-drama/):**

https://weirdkaya.com/south-china-airlines-deny-claim-chongqing-flight-drama/

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