Flight to You Episode 14 Recap
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Following Gu Nanting's decision to have her co-pilot an important flight with Captain Jiang Tao, Cheng Xiao observed Gu Nanting dismiss Li Yuheng. Mistakenly thinking he had upset her, Cheng Xiao intended to say something but ultimately changed the subject. Gu Nanting officially informed her about the upcoming mission: transporting experts for the test flight of the D191 commercial aircraft to the Xi'an base, with Jiang Tao as the captain.
Cheng Xiao voiced her strong displeasure, reminding Gu Nanting that Jiang Tao was responsible for her transfer to the Ground Handling department. Gu Nanting stressed the importance of professionalism and leaving personal emotions aside, assuring her he would be monitoring her performance closely. Shortly after, Cheng Xiao pretended to have a leg cramp. When Gu Nanting offered to take her to the infirmary, she feigned a quick recovery and sarcastically remarked on his considerate nature towards everyone, leaving him bewildered.
One week later, the flight to Xi'an, led by Captain Jiang Tao, proceeded smoothly. Upon arrival at Xi'an Xianyang Airport, the crew greeted the expert team. Among them was Gu Nanting's mother, Engineer Qin. She spoke with Cheng Xiao, noting the rarity of female pilots and offering encouragement. Later, when Gu Nanting called his mother, she mentioned being impressed by a driven female pilot on her flight.
Gu Nanting proudly identified Cheng Xiao as his trainee, and his mother advised him to treat her well, acknowledging the difficulties for women in aviation. During the flight, chief flight attendant Ai Jia instructed Li Yuheng to serve red wine to Mr. Wei, a lifelong platinum card passenger in first class. Mr. Wei persistently tried to engage Li Yuheng, asking for her phone number. Li Yuheng politely declined, using the excuse of a "strict husband," which Mr. Wei found uncreative.
Nearby, the celebrity passenger Duan Chao was sleeping. When Li Yuheng approached to offer him a menu, his assistant brusquely told her not to disturb him and to wait to be called, causing Li Yuheng some embarrassment. Meanwhile, on the tarmac, Gu Nanting and Song conducted a stringent, hour-long spot check of a different crew's documents and equipment. Song suggested they finish, complaining that Gu Nanting's strictness was making them unpopular.
Unfazed, Gu Nanting insisted on maintaining vigilance and even noted a minor issue with Song's uniform for a potential report, despite Song's protests. On the return flight, a male passenger consumed a beer and repeatedly asked for more. Ai Jia and other attendants tried to limit his intake, explaining the heightened effects of alcohol at altitude and the limited supply. Though he seemed to comply, he later acquired more alcohol and became intoxicated.
In the cockpit, Cheng Xiao confronted Captain Jiang Tao about her transfer to ground handling. Jiang Tao evasively framed it as a "learning exchange program" for elite pilots, citing her recent feature in the company magazine as proof of its success. As the plane began its descent, Li Yuheng reminded Duan Chao's assistant that the celebrity needed to fasten his seatbelt. The assistant dismissed her, warning that persistence would lead to a complaint, so Li Yuheng backed off.
On the ground, Gu Nanting and Song noted the approach of flight 8252. Suddenly, the control tower issued an urgent warning: another airline's flight, Youji 3604, had suffered brake failure and was rolling onto their runway. While Jiang Tao ordered braking, Cheng Xiao took decisive action, executing a sharp turn to divert their aircraft onto the C3 rapid exit taxiway, narrowly averting a collision. The sudden maneuver threw the cabin into chaos.
The intoxicated passenger panicked and tried to force his way off the plane. Li Yuheng attempted to stop him but was violently shoved, hitting her head and causing it to bleed. Ai Jia managed to help Li Yuheng and calm the passenger down. In the cockpit, Jiang Tao angrily questioned Cheng Xiao for disobeying his command to brake, but before she could explain, a fire alarm blared from the rear cargo hold.
Suspecting that shifted cargo had caught fire, Jiang Tao ordered an immediate emergency evacuation. During the chaotic evacuation, Ai Jia delegated the final cabin sweep. Xia Zhi volunteered, as the injured Li Yuheng had to deplane. While checking, Xia Zhi found and helped an elderly woman with a leg injury. She then discovered the drunk passenger vomiting in a lavatory and urged him to leave.
Hearing what she thought was a baby's cry, she found it was just a phone ringtone. Believing the passenger had left and finding the lavatory lock broken, Xia Zhi exited the aircraft. Outside, Ai Jia and Su Miao did a head count and discovered one of the 277 passengers was missing. By then, the shuttle buses had already departed with other passengers needing medical attention.
Gu Nanting and Song arrived anxiously as the fire alarm continued, learning that Cheng Xiao and Jiang Tao were still on board. Inside, Jiang Tao and Cheng Xiao found the missing passenger was the intoxicated man, still in the lavatory. He was distraught, revealing his company had gone bankrupt and he wanted to die. He then shattered a bottle and threatened to kill himself. Cheng Xiao urged Jiang Tao to call for special police.
Jiang Tao, fearing he would further agitate the man, told Cheng Xiao to go, but she refused to leave him alone. Jiang Tao deplaned and informed Gu Nanting that Cheng Xiao was still inside trying to calm a suicidal passenger. As firefighters assessed the cargo hold fire from outside, no one was allowed to re-board, forcing a worried Gu Nanting to wait.
Inside, Cheng Xiao calmly approached the passenger, offering water and sharing her own story of being demoted to ground handling to build rapport. Her words seemed to calm him. However, as she guided him to the exit, he deliriously mistook her for a debt collector, shoved her violently, and caused her to hit her head on a seat armrest, knocking her unconscious. The passenger stumbled off the plane and was immediately apprehended.
Realizing Cheng Xiao was still on board, Gu Nanting rushed onto the aircraft without hesitation. He found her unconscious and gently carried her out, reassuring her that he was there. Medical personnel moved her to an ambulance. Ai Jia instructed the injured Li Yuheng to accompany Cheng Xiao to the hospital while the rest of the crew reported for their debriefing.
