On Aug. 13, the Juneyao Airline captain refused to take the orders from the tower to make way for a Qatar Airways jet that broadcasted a distress signal "Mayday".

8月13日，卡塔尔航空一架班机播报出遇险信号“Mayday”，但该吉祥航空机长拒绝接受塔台指令、为前者腾出空位。

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