The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) made an administrative appointment on Shanghai Airport Authority on June 15 after a teenager had successfully stowed away on an Airbus A380 to Dubai from Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

The teenage boy, surnamed Xu, who broke into the airside and arrived in Dubai by sneaking into the cargo compartment of Emirate flight EK303, which departed Pudong airport on May 26.

Xu climbed onto a tree and jumped into the apron of the airport and passed through the restricted area to enter the cargo hold of the aircraft without being noticed, the authority said after an investigation.

The aviation watchdog decided to proceed special air defense safety evaluation on Pudong airport during which it will be banned from adding domestic frequencies, charter flights and making new route applications. Meanwhile, the CAAC will also impose administrative penalties on Shanghai Airport Authority. It is the first time that CAAC executed administrative appointment due to airside security.

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