Chinese air hostesses undergo intense military training to prepare for on-board emergencies
Recruits carry tree trunks and fight hand-to-hand during ferocious boot camp

CHINESE flight attendants are forced to practise hand-to-hand combat as part of their gruelling training, these snaps reveal.
Training for the country’s wannabe air hostesses resembles an army boot camp rather than a laid back college class.
Recruits are forced to carry whole tree trucks, wrestle with each other in freezing water and practise martial arts on each other as part of their regime.
But students at the Chengdu East Star Airlines College still manage to keep a smile on their face despite their toils.
The 20 students are put through their paces as Chinese aviation authorities test their ability to deal with on-board emergencies.
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Decked out in military camouflage, the women practise defence routines that could be used to subdue an aggressive passenger or potential hijacker.
And after their mud-splattered training session, the group donned their glamorous uniform.
Clad in red and white, the stewardesses pose with their suitcases as they prepare to put their training to good use.
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