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'Avoid areas populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people in London': Air China's incredibly racist travel tips

The plane company has flown into trouble after an inflight magazine reportedly asked visitors to London to avoid areas where Indians, Pakistani and black people live.

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Air China has flown into trouble after an inflight magazine reportedly asked visitors to London to avoid areas where Indians, Pakistani and black people live. In an article titled 'Tips from Air China', the magazine warned “precautions are needed when entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people".

The Telegraph reported that there was a sentence that read: “London is generally a safe place to travel, however precautions are needed when entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people. We advise tourists not to go out alone at night, and female always to be accompanied by another person while travelling. "

The remarks were tweeted by Chinese journalist Haze Fan who tweeted the photo to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan who, ironically, is a second-generation immigrant whose father was a bus driver and came from Pakistan.

The incident caused some outrage among London MPs, who said they would write to Chinese ambassador Liu Xiaoming. Virendra Sharma, Labour MP for Ealing Southall said: “I am shocked and appalled that even today some people would see it as acceptable to write such blatantly untrue and racist statements. I have invited representatives of Air China to visit my constituency of Ealing Southall to see that a very multicultural area is safe, and would be of great value for those visiting London to see. I will await their response, and if an appropriate one is not forthcoming I shall feel forced to question whether Air China is a fit company to operate in the UK.”

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