2011年5月8日,海航执飞宁波至北京HU7197次航班,因一位“重量级领导”的登机,而未按“先来后到”的原则提前起飞,乘客和社会广泛质疑“让领导先飞”一事。而机场工作人员称,“按照民航重要旅客保障的有关规定,副部级以上领导干部为民航重要旅客,在条件允许的情况下,可以优先乘行,宁波机场只 May 8, 2011, Hainan Airlines flight from Ningbo to Beijing HU7197 flight, due to a ”heavyweight leadership “ boarding, rather than according to the principle of ”first come after“ take off ahead of schedule, passengers and the community widely questioned ”Let the leaders fly first“. The airport staff said, ”In accordance with the relevant provisions of the important passenger security for civil aviation, leading cadres at and above the subordinate level are civil aviation important travelers, where conditions permit, you can take priority, Ningbo Airport only