Edison Chen allegedly threatens to get JAL flight attendant fired for letting another passenger disembark first
Edison Chen allegedly threatens to get JAL flight attendant fired for letting another passenger disembark first
Dorcas Lim
The Straits Times
June 23, 2025
Hong Kong artiste Edison Chen allegedly threatened to make a flight attendant lose her job while on a flight between Tokyo and New York on June 1.
On the Japan Airlines (JAL) flight, the attendant had reportedly allowed another Japanese passenger to disembark before Chen, leading him to retort: "Why do you want me to move for this man while I'm getting my bag? Because he's a VIP. I'm sorry, can you read (the boarding pass) again? Tell me what that says. Well, is there something about diamond (class)?"
According to a Xiaohongshu user who uploaded his account of the incident on social media, Chen was retrieving his baggage from the overhead compartment when passengers hurried him forward. The female flight attendant then reportedly told Chen that the Japanese passenger was a "JMB Diamond member" who would be entitled to priority disembarkation, ahead of him.
JMB Diamond, which Chen also holds, is the highest membership tier in JAL's FLY ON programme.
The Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000) actor reportedly demanded a complaint form and said that he would make sure the flight attendant loses her job.
Hong Kong online media Dimsum Daily reported that Chen's manager is currently in talks with Chen and JAL to address the incident.
Chen was previously embroiled in a sex scandal in 2008 after photos of him engaging in intimate acts with Hong Kong artistes such as Cecilia Cheung and Gillian Chung were leaked online. The scandal resulted in him leaving the entertainment industry for 16 years, before he returned to perform as part of the music group 3Cornerz at pop culture carnival ComplexCon Hong Kong in 2024.
Chen has been married to Chinese supermodel Qin Shupei since 2007, and they have an eight-year-old daughter Alaia.
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