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August 30^th, Northwest Regional Administration of Civil Aviation Administration of China (NWCAAC) issued a notice on its official website, saying that a few days ago, when a passenger jet of Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. landed in Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, the flight crew from Korean Air didn't follow the orders of the control tower. As a punishment, the crew will be banned from landing in Xi'an Xianyang International Airport for a whole year.

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August 19^th, the KAL9831 of Korean Air Lines was from Cheongju, South Korea to Xi'an, China. When the passenger jet is going to land in Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, it didn't comply with orders from the airport's control tower. Later, the passenger jet had to land by radar guidance.

August 23^rd, the officials from Northwest Regional Administration of CAAC made an appointment with the manager of Korean Air Lines Company, Xi'an branch, and circulated the whole situation. At the same time, Chinese official demands that Korean Air should take measures immediately to strengthen the operational capacity of its flight crew, especially their English level. Later, Northwest Regional Administration of CAAC announced that they decided to ban the flight crew of KAL9831 to land in Xi'an Xianyang International Airport for one year due to their fault.