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Passengers lock crying toddler in airplane lavatory during three-hour flight

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Passengers lock crying toddler in airplane lavatory during three-hour flight
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Passengers on a flight from Guiyang to Shanghai last Saturday locked a crying toddler in an airplane lavatory to quiet her. The child, approximately one year old, was traveling with her grandparents and had been crying continuously throughout the nearly three-hour flight.

A video posted on China's Douyin, similar to TikTok, shows a woman telling the toddler, “We won’t let you out unless you stop crying,” as the child struggled to reach the door while sitting on the woman's lap. Once the girl calmed down, the woman filming picked her up and warned her, “If you make any noise again, we’ll come back (to the bathroom).” The video went viral due to widespread outrage.

Juneyao Airlines confirmed details of the incident in a statement. According to the airline, the toddler’s grandmother agreed to let two women take her grandchild to the bathroom for "education." The grandmother stood outside the bathroom door during the entire incident. The carrier later issued an apology, acknowledging an “oversight of the crew” for allowing it and condemning the behavior of both passengers involved.

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Online outrage led several viewers of the video to file police reports against the women. However, Guizhou Airport Public Security Bureau did not press charges due to the grandmother's consent.

The grandmother defended her actions in a now-deleted Douyin post, stating she wanted to ensure a restful flight for other passengers. She claimed that many passengers were using tissues to block their ears from the noise and some had moved to escape it. She said she wanted to take action rather than be a bystander: "I just wanted to calm the child down and let everyone rest."

The incident has reignited discussions in China about so-called “bear children,” a term used for young children who cause disturbances in public spaces.

An expert commented on this issue: "I’d point out that the lavatory doesn’t block sufficient sound to keep noise out of the cabin. At age one, this punishment probably isn’t effective. Brief time outs do work, especially approaching age two. And what should be questioned is what they were doing leading up to this flight—consistent expectations-setting but also preparation with activities that engage but also mellow (because travel can be overwhelming for a toddler with all its strange people and unfamiliar places)."

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