Not sure what the fuss is about. I'd not feel super comfortable wondering the streets of London alone at night compared to Munich, say.
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Air China magazine apologises for London race slur
Feature on Air China's warnings to visitors to LondonHaze Fan, CNBC
The comments were made in Air China's monthly in-flight magazine
The publisher of an Air China in-flight magazine has apologised after the airline became embroiled in a race row.
The magazine warned passengers to take "precautions" when visiting parts of London mainly populated by "Indians, Pakistanis and black people".
It was distributed on Air China flights in September.
Air China Media, which publishes the Wings of China magazine, said it wished to apologise to "readers and passengers who are feeling uncomfortable".
It added: "This inappropriate description... was purely a work mistake by the editors and it's not the magazine's views.
"We will immediately recall this entire issue of magazines and draw lessons from this incident."
Air China's in-flight magazine
Haze Fan, CNBC
The airline operates two flights per day from Beijing to London Heathrow
The offending magazine article was noticed by Beijing-based producer Haze Fan, from US news channel CNBC.
It said: "London is generally a safe place to travel, however precautions are needed when entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people."
It added: "We advise tourists not to go out alone at night, and females always to be accompanied by another person when travelling."
Air China said it had immediately removed the magazine from all its flights and demanded Wings of China completes a thorough check on future content to avoid similar problems.
Feature on Air China's warnings to visitors to LondonHaze Fan, CNBC
The comments were made in Air China's monthly in-flight magazine
The publisher of an Air China in-flight magazine has apologised after the airline became embroiled in a race row.
The magazine warned passengers to take "precautions" when visiting parts of London mainly populated by "Indians, Pakistanis and black people".
It was distributed on Air China flights in September.
Air China Media, which publishes the Wings of China magazine, said it wished to apologise to "readers and passengers who are feeling uncomfortable".
It added: "This inappropriate description... was purely a work mistake by the editors and it's not the magazine's views.
"We will immediately recall this entire issue of magazines and draw lessons from this incident."
Air China's in-flight magazine
Haze Fan, CNBC
The airline operates two flights per day from Beijing to London Heathrow
The offending magazine article was noticed by Beijing-based producer Haze Fan, from US news channel CNBC.
It said: "London is generally a safe place to travel, however precautions are needed when entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people."
It added: "We advise tourists not to go out alone at night, and females always to be accompanied by another person when travelling."
Air China said it had immediately removed the magazine from all its flights and demanded Wings of China completes a thorough check on future content to avoid similar problems.
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