• The consumer price index increased 3.0% in June from a year earlier.
• It was expected to cool off slightly — from a year-over-year increase of 3.3% to 3.1%.
• CPI declined 0.1% month-over-month.

The consumer price index rose 3.0% year-over-year in June, the lowest headline year-over-year rate in a year.

The expected increase noted on Investing.com was 3.1%.

Inflation had been cooling for the previous few months; the CPI rose 3.3% for the 12 months ending May, down from the 3.4% increase in April and the 3.5% increase in March.

A news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics published on Thursday said the CPI declined 0.1% month-over-month. It was expected to increase 0.1% after no month-over-month change in May.

Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 3.3% for the 12 months ending June. This follows the 3.4% year-over-year increase in May and differs slightly from the forecast of 3.4%.

Additionally, core CPI rose 0.1% from May to June. The forecast was 0.2%, which would have matched the previous month-over-month increase.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

• Russian submarines have recently been spotted in Cuba and the Baltic Sea.
• US and allied anti-submarine warfare planes can collect valuable information on these vessels.
• Building an acoustic profile of the submarine can help make it easier to identify and track them.

Russian submarines have surfaced on the doorsteps of the US and other NATO allies in recent weeks. Though not particularly alarming, anti-submarine warfare planes were dispatched to keep tabs on them.

Shadowing the submarines offers a chance to gather data on the vessels, giving the US and its allies a better understanding of how to identify and track them.

Data collected recently could be useful in particular for understanding more about the acoustic profile of submarines like the Kazan, one of a relatively new class of stealthy strike submarines that has long concerned US and Western militaries.

The Kazan, a Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile sub, arrived in Cuba last month for a five-day official visit along with other vessels, including the Admiral Gorshkov frigate. Before the warships docked in Havana, at least three US guided-missile destroyers and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft monitored their movements as the vessels sailed in waters near the US.

A few weeks later, a Portuguese P-3 Orion anti-submarine warfare and maritime surveillance aircraft captured photos of a Russian submarine operating in the Baltic Sea. It was spotted around the same time Russia said it was conducting maritime training exercises with two submarines in the region. The photographs showed the Russian sub surfacing in the water and were shared by NATO on X.

Both cases provided potentially useful opportunities to gather "acoustic intelligence" on the vessels, Bryan Clark, a retired US Navy officer and defense expert at the Hudson Institute, said.

Such intelligence could include the various acoustic elements, how to differentiate it from other feedback in noisy or compromised environments, and information beneficial in training the aircrews on how to identify and track them.

The P-8A Poseidon and P-3 Orion are anti-submarine warplanes designed for maritime intelligence and the surveillance of submarines, among other missions. The P-8A, introduced to the US Navy in 2013 as a P-3 replacement, is considered one of the most advanced and highly regarded maritime-patrol aircraft currently in service. It features a variety of technical capabilities on board for detecting, tracking, and learning about subs and ships.

Both planes are used by the US and its allies and have — along with other anti-submarine-warfare capabilities — seen increased use in recent years, as NATO countries look to manage Russia's submarine threat more closely.

Searching the seas for submarines

Submarine hunting can be complicated and involves sweeping large swaths of open ocean for possible threats. Much of the time, the role of P-8s and P-3s is surveillance and deterrence rather than any sort of escalation. The presence of sub-hunter planes indicates a navy's ability to maintain awareness and threat detection.

A US Navy captain previously told Business Insider the process typically involves dropping sonobuoys into the water and then using those to listen around for the submarine and that it's both "an art and a science" due to complexity of the process.

When the Kazan sailed to Cuba last month, it was a useful opportunity for the US to get data on one of Russia's more capable submarines.

Gathering acoustic information, as Tom Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and a retired US Navy submarine officer, said, is helpful for identifying the submarine against its larger, noisier environment, a "proverbial needle (a quiet submarine)" in "a haystack (the big, loud ocean)."

The Kazan is the second sub of the Russian navy's newer Yasen class, also known as the Severodvinsk class, but the first of the new, upgraded design, the Yasen-M design featuring a smaller design and a quieter reactor. Western officials have previously said that their naval forces have trouble finding these subs and have sometimes lost track of them at sea.

The Yasen-class submarines are also a threatening strike capability, heavily armed to strike land- and sea-based targets with little to no warning. The Kazan can carry Oniks and Caliber cruise missiles and, eventually, the new Zircon hypersonic missiles.

With the recent trip to Cuba, Russia appears to have calculated that exposing the Kazan to US aircraft — thereby letting the West gather more information on it — was worth it to project naval power.

Clark said the move carried risks since Russia wasn't able to sanitize the area, or minimize the potential exposure of the sub to US vessels, planes, and other surveillance capabilities.

That's potentially not unlike the Russian sub recently spotted by Portugal in the Baltic Sea right around the time Russia said two of its submarines, the Kilo-class, diesel-electric subs Novorossiysk and Dmitrov, were conducting training in the area.

Russia noted the exercises were occurring in the Baltic Sea, a body of water almost entirely surrounded by NATO allies.

It is unclear if either the Novorossiysk or Dmitrov is the submarine photographed by the Portuguese P-3 plane, but the Russian sub drills in the Baltic Sea would have been an ideal opportunity for NATO partners to gather acoustic information and other data.

Submarine tracking by maritime patrol aircraft is a routine practice for the US and its allies aimed at helping maintain their military edge in the undersea domain. US rivals have similar capabilities.

• Big Tech hiring processes involve rigorous technical assessments and interviews.
• Companies like Google, Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft evaluate coding, design, and problem-solving.
• Here'a a breakdown of the hiring processes of some Big Tech firms to help you land a job there.

Landing a job at a Big Tech firm can be extremely challenging.

Companies like Google, Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft set the bar high for candidates, who must pass a range of technical assessments, interviews, and problem-solving exercises designed to test the limits of their expertise.

Google is known to have a difficult and competitive hiring process. A software engineer recently told BI that she was rejected seven times by Google before landing a job. Applicants must get through a series of rigorous, structured interviews and answer open-ended questions designed to identify their strengths and personal interaction skills.

Nvidia, meanwhile, emphasizes technical exercises such as HackerRank coding assessments, while Microsoft evaluates candidates' problem-solving, design, coding, and testing skills.

Navigating these multifaceted interviews requires more than just technical know-how — it also demands a good understanding of each company's unique culture and values.

Here's a summary of Big Tech firms' hiring process guides to give you an idea of what to expect.

Google

Once you've applied for a job and a recruitment team member thinks you might be a good fit, they will be in touch to start the hiring process.

According to Google's guide, the first step typically involves taking a Google hiring assessment to test your skills. If you've applied for a technical role, you might have to complete a coding exercise, too.

The next stage is having one or two short phone or video conversations with a recruiter, hiring manager, or team peer during which your skills will be assessed.

Some candidates might be asked to submit a small project before an in-depth interview. Google says it could range from a case study to writing or coding samples to help them understand how candidates solve problems.

The actual interview stage involves between three and four interviews over a day, either in person or on video. This stage involves structured interviews, where applicants are asked open-ended questions to identify strengths and show how they interact with a team.

Google says if a candidate hasn't heard back in two months about their application, it's likely they haven't progressed.

A former Google recruiter, Nolan Church, previously shared with BI the five ways that candidates can stand out and how best to prepare for interviews.

Nvidia

Nvidia's hiring process has three stages:

1. Apply online for positions you're interested in. You can apply for up to five roles that align with your background.
2. If Nvidia thinks you might be a good fit, you then meet with a hiring manager or team members via phone, in person, or on video.
3. Applicants might then have several interviews. In the final interview, they can talk to a community resource group member for 15 minutes to learn more about Nvidia's culture. Interviews typically last 30 to 60 minutes, and they could be in a small group, one-on-one, or with a panel. Candidates who have applied for technical roles could be asked to complete a HackerRank coding exercise on a whiteboard or laptop.

Applicants can expect to hear if they were successful within a few weeks. At this point, a recruiter will make an offer.

A Nvidia software engineer told BI that the technical interviews can be "pretty hard" and that it's important to "focus on building your data structures and algorithm knowledge."

Microsoft

Microsoft's interview process is entirely virtual. If you've applied for a technical role, you'll be assessed on various technical methods and your problem-solving ability and asked competency-based questions.

Interviews last 45 minutes, and budding Microsoft engineers are evaluated in four areas:

• Problem-solving: Interviewers want to see how candidates would make decisions and tackle problems.
• Design: You're assessed on whether you have the know-how to create and design a new platform or system.
• Coding: You'll only be required to code in a language you feel competent in, but your code must be clean, concise — and bug-free.
• Testing: You might be asked to test code to determine whether you can stress-test your solutions.

Meta

Meta's interview process for software engineers is similar to that of Microsoft.

The Facebook and Instagram owner has compiled a comprehensive guide about its "Full Loop Interview" process, which includes three to five conversations. Applicants will have several coding, design, and behavioral interviews, each lasting 45 minutes.

The coding part of the interview is over two sessions again of 45 minutes each. The design interview can be up to two sessions and the interviewer will ask candidates a broad question and evaluate their solution.

Then, there's a 45-minute "getting to know you" session during which candidates will be asked questions about their background, interests, and experience.

A senior software engineer at Meta told BI that his interview preparation involves creating a list of technical topics that he revises a week before the interview. The day before the interview, he goes online and looks up questions that might have come up for other candidates who recently interviewed at a company he's applying to.

• The "Shrek" franchise is returning with another sequel.
• DreamWorks Animation announced on Tuesday that "Shrek 5" will premiere in July 2026.
• Here's what to know about the long-awaited movie. 

"Shrek 5" is heading to theaters in 2026.

It has been 14 years since the last sequel to "Shrek," the pop culture juggernaut that turned DreamWorks Animation into a leading film studio.

The first film won an Oscar, and the franchise made nearly $3 billion across the first four films. The "Puss In Boots" spinoff movies, released in 2011 and 2022, also made an extra billion dollars.

A "Shrek" sequel has been rumored for years, but fans were beginning to lose hope after "Shrek Forever After" provided a neat finish to the story. The decision to restart the "Shrek" franchise may be due to the surprise success of "Puss In Boots: The Last Wish," which had a slow opening but eventually made $481 million.

"The Last Wish" arrived 11 years after "Shrek," proving that there is still an audience for the films.

Here's what we know so far about "Shrek 5."

Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, and Cameron Diaz are returning for "Shrek 5."

Last month, Eddie Murphy, who plays Donkey, told Collider that he had started recording his lines for "Shrek 5" and said that DreamWorks plans to release a spinoff about his character.

On Tuesday, DreamWorks Animation finally confirmed that "Shrek 5" is in the works. It also announced that Mike Myers will return as Shrek, with Cameron Diaz as Fiona.

No word yet on Antonio Banderas, who joined the franchise in "Shrek 2" as the outlaw Puss in Boots. Banderas voiced Puss in Boots in both of the spinoff movies (the first is set before "Shrek" and the second is set after "Shrek Forever After") and has made no announcement about stepping down from the role.

This could mean that the fan-favorite feline won't show up, or Banderas hasn't been able to finalize his deal with DreamWorks yet.

Walt Dohrn will co-direct "Shrek 5" with Brad Ableson, the director of "Minions: The Rise of Gru." Dohrn was a writer and artist on "Shrek 2" and "Shrek the Third," was the head of the story on "Shrek Forever After," and the voice of Rumpelstiltskin in the latter film.

The movie's producers are Gina Shay, who produced "Shrek Forever After," and Illumination founder Chris Meledandri.

"Shrek 5" will premiere summer 2026.

There are no details yet on the plot or how it will follow "Shrek Forever After."

The last movie ended with Shrek and Fiona happily raising their three triplets after Shrek learns to appreciate his life as a father.

Dreamwork Animation set "Shrek 5" to premiere on July 1, 2026, so we will likely hear more details about the plot soon.

• Ukrainian soldiers survived two months of being encircled by Russian forces. 
• The only way to get supplies to them was using drones, their battalion said.
• The soldiers were fighting on one of the most brutal battlefronts of the war.

Trapped Ukrainian soldiers who were surrounded by Russian forces survived for more than two months in large part due to drone deliveries, their battalion said on Wednesday.

A group of at least eight soldiers from the 225th Separate Assault Battalion and the 223rd Marine Battalion withstood 70 days of encirclement despite injuries and constant Russian attacks, the 225th said in a Facebook post.

According to Ukrainska Pravda, the soldiers were trapped along the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas Canal on the Chasiv Yar front, in eastern Ukraine.

Forbes placed them in a forest just northwest of the city.

While the battalion tried to clear a path to the trapped soldiers, they "held a perimeter defence, repelling the occupiers' attacks around the clock," the battalion wrote, per Ukrainska Pravda's translation.

"The only way to supply them was via drones, which we used to deliver ammunition, food and water," it added.

The battalion did not say when the events took place, and Business Insider was unable to independently verify the battalion's report.

According to the battalion, the soldiers' position is still under Ukrainian control, and they have now been rotated out.

Chasiv Yar has been the focal point of intense Russian assaults throughout the spring.

The town itself is still in Ukrainian hands, but the Institute for the Study of War noted several Russian attacks in the area in recent days.

This latest episode again highlights the important role drones are playing in the war in Ukraine.

Exploding drone attacks on land and at sea, as well as the growing phenomenon of drone dogfighting, have dominated the headlines.

But drones are also being used for supply missions, reconnaissance, and, in some cases, even helping Russian soldiers surrender to Ukraine.

• NATO accused China of enabling Russia's war in Ukraine and urged it to cease support.
• It said China had supplied Russia with weapon components, bypassing Western sanctions.
• China said NATO had a "Cold War mentality" and "belligerent rhetoric."

NATO on Wednesday accused China of being "a decisive enabler of Russia's war against Ukraine" and demanded that it stop aiding Moscow's military or face the consequences.

In the alliance's Washington Summit declaration, published before a White House dinner with its leader, it called on China "to cease all material and political support to Russia's war effort."

The declaration, the first of its kind, said China had been a major supplier of weapon components and defense equipment to Russia since the start of the war.

It included an implicit threat. "The PRC cannot enable the largest war in Europe in recent history without this negatively impacting its interests and reputation," the declaration said.

Natalie Sabanadze, a senior research fellow at Chatham House in London, told The New York Times she expected European countries to "start sanctioning Chinese companies slowly, while carefully weighing consequences and a potential backlash."

She added that NATO's warning "tells China that there will be costs."

The strongest rebuke yet

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary-general, described the language as the "strongest message NATO allies have ever sent on China's contributions to Russia's illegal war against Ukraine."

NATO and the US believe China has supplied Russia with equipment such as chips and integrated circuits, which can be used to produce weapons. In response, China has said it is not a party to the Ukraine war and that there should be no interference with trade between China and Russia.

China hit back at the latest accusations, describing them as "prejudice, smears and provocation." It added that NATO had a "Cold War mentality" and "belligerent rhetoric."

Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jin said "NATO hyped up China's responsibility" in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Reuters.

"It makes no sense and comes with malicious intent," Lin said.

"We urge NATO to reflect on the root cause of the crisis and what it has done, and take concrete action to de-escalate rather than shift blame."

A shift in NATO's stance

The declaration marks a key shift in NATO's stance on China. As The New York Times reported, the alliance used bland language when discussing issues or concerns surrounding China in the past. It first named the country as a concern in 2019.

European countries have historically been hesitant to stand against Beijing, known for its distribution of luxury items and cars, The Times reported.

But the language surrounding China has subtly evolved.

Last week, NATO member and Finland's President Alexander Stubb said in an interview with Bloomberg that China has so much influence on Russia that it could effectively end the war.

"I argue that Russia is so dependent on China right now that one phone call from President Xi Jinping would solve this crisis," Stubb said."If he were to say, 'Time to start negotiating peace.' Russia would be forced to do that."

"They would have no other choice," he added.

Jake Sullivan, a national security advisor to President Biden, said the NATO declaration shows that its members "now collectively understand this challenge," according to The Times.

"If this PRC support continues, it will degrade its relations across Europe, and the United States will continue to impose sanctions on PRC entities involved in this activity, in coordination with our European allies," he added.

Meanwhile, NATO pledged to continue to provide long-term security to Ukraine.

According to the declaration, NATO members have collectively contributed €40 billion, or around $43.4 billion, in military aid to Ukraine each year since the war began in February 2022. The alliance said it aims to contribute the same amount in 2024.

• The two NASA astronauts stuck on the ISS remain cheery despite not having a return date yet.
• "I have a real good feeling in my heart that the spacecraft will bring us home," Suni Williams said.
• "It feels good to float around," she added.

Two NASA astronauts stuck in space are upbeat and optimistic despite the numerous delays in their return to Earth via Boeing's Starliner.

The duo — Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — arrived at the International Space Station via the Starliner on June 6 after a series of delays that postponed the craft's launch by a month.

While they were supposed to stay for only eight to 10 days, they have been stuck on the space station for over a month now, with no return date scheduled.

But they remain in good spirits, telling reporters on a press call on Wednesday that they were certain they would be home safe.

When a CBS reporter asked if the astronauts were confident the Starliner would get them home safely, Wilmore said: "We're absolutely confident."

"We've practiced a lot," Williams said, responding to a similar question by the Associated Press. "I have a real good feeling in my heart that the spacecraft will bring us home."

The astronauts' return was delayed on June 21 to assess issues on board and make time for two spacewalks on June 24 and July 2.

The delay came after the crew detected five helium leaks on board the Starliner. Helium supports the spacecraft's reaction control system thrusters, which enables them to fire up.

But issues like the ones they're facing are to be expected, Wilmore said, calling human spaceflight a "tough business."

"There have been multiple issues with every spacecraft that's ever been designed," he added.

"I'll just reiterate again: This is a test flight. We were expecting to find some things. And so we are finding stuff, and we're correcting it, making changes and updates with our control team," Williams said.

Williams said they weren't complaining about having extra time on board. Since they had both been on the ISS before, it felt like "coming back home."

"We are having a great time here on ISS," Williams said. "It feels good to float around."

Williams, who NASA selected as an astronaut in 1998, spent 322 days in space before the Starliner project. Wilmore, a NASA astronaut since 2000, spent 178 days in space before the Starliner launch.

Starliner is the first instance of Boeing sending up a crewed spacecraft to the ISS and represents the company's major push to break into the commercial human-spaceflight business.

But Boeing lags behind Elon Musk's SpaceX, which sent astronauts to space since 2020.

Boeing and SpaceX were the two American companies selected by NASA in 2014 to explore commercial space transport.

Representatives for NASA didn't immediately respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

• Ray Dalio thinks the Democratic Party has a huge problem with Joe Biden.
• "I look at this case like the fable of the emperor who has no clothes," Dalio said.
• He outlined three ways the party could deal with Biden before the November polls.

Investor Ray Dalio says the Democratic Party has a big problem with the uncertainty surrounding President Joe Biden's candidacy — and they need to nip it in the bud.

Dalio, the founder of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, wrote a column for Time magazine published Tuesday. The same article was also posted on Dalio's LinkedIn profile.

"To begin, I want to make clear that I respect, like, and empathize with President Biden and I get that Democrats find themselves in a difficult position," Dalio wrote.

"I look at this case like the fable of the emperor who has no clothes," Dalio added. "I think about what happened when everyone saw that he had no clothes and the lessons the fable provides — that it's best to recognize the truth and move on in the best possible way."

The Democrats, per Dalio, now have three possible courses of action.

First, the party can retain Biden as its nominee, a path Dalio thinks the party has chosen for now — at least publicly.

But Dalio pointed out that this first strategy would likely leave voters "with a loss of trust in the Democrats' straightforwardness and judgment," given the president's advanced age.

The billionaire then suggested two alternative strategies, including a "mini-primary plan" where a select group of candidates battle it out to succeed Biden.

Dalio's other suggestion is a "coronation plan," which would see Vice President Kamala Harris being tapped to take over Biden's spot.

Dalio said he preferred the mini-primary option, which would allow voters to stress-test Biden's replacement — but recognized that this plan would likely hurt the Democratic Party's chances in the election.

"I think that, regardless of which plan they choose, they must acknowledge the problem —that Biden might not be able to serve out his term — and explain how they will deal with that in a detailed way," Dalio wrote.

Representatives for Biden didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.

Calls for Biden to drop out have grown following his disastrous performance in a June 27 debate with former President Donald Trump. Biden's speech was riddled with gaffes and stumbles, which prompted concerns over his mental acuity and fitness.

For now, Biden appears determined to stay in the race. On Monday, he wrote a letter to congressional Democrats reiterating his intention to run and beat Trump.

But some of Biden's colleagues don't appear to share that zeal for his 2024 run.

"It's up to the president to decide if he is going to run," former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Wednesday.

"I want him to do whatever he decides to do. And that's the way it is. Whatever he decides, we go with," she added.

• NASA says there are no plans to send a SpaceX Dragon to rescue two astronauts stranded on the ISS. 
• Issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft have left Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore stuck on the space station.
• A SpaceX rescue mission would be humiliating for Boeing, which is competing with Musk's rocket firm.

NASA said it has no plans right now to send one of Elon Musk's spacecrafts to rescue two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station.

Speaking in a joint NASA-Boeing press briefing on Wednesday, NASA official Steve Stich said there had been "no discussion" about sending a SpaceX Dragon to pick up NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, stranded on the ISS aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.

One of SpaceX's Dragon capsules is already docked at the ISS, having launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in March.

"There's really been no discussion with sending another Dragon to rescue the Starliner crew," said Stich.

However, he admitted the space agency could potentially turn to Elon Musk's rocket firm if the situation worsened.

"Certainly, we've dusted off a few of those things to look at relative to Starliner, just to be prepared in the event that we would have to use some of those kinds of things," Stich said.

"Again, our prime option is to return Butch and Suni on Starliner. We've declared Starliner safe to be an emergency return vehicle … we just want to understand the thrusters a little bit more before we commit to the final undock and return," he added.

Boeing's Starliner, the company's first commercial crewed spacecraft, has had a difficult first voyage.

The spaceship, which launched in June after years of delays, was meant to spend a little over a week docked at the ISS — but a series of issues, including helium leaks and thruster malfunctions, have left its two passengers stuck in orbit for more than a month.

NASA and Boeing have insisted that Starliner is safe and that it can still return to Earth in an emergency, but officials told journalists on Wednesday that the astronauts may not return home until mid-August at the latest as ground teams continue to analyze data from Starliner.

The prospect of the astronauts being rescued by SpaceX would be humiliating for Boeing, which is competing with Elon Musk's rocket company to transport astronauts to the ISS.

The aviation giant has lagged behind SpaceX, which completed its first crewed mission to the ISS with its Dragon capsule in 2020.

Musk has criticized Boeing, accusing it of having too many "non-technical managers" and pointing out Boeing CEO David Calhoun's lack of engineering background.

The issues with Starliner are a headache Boeing does not need right now, with the company facing growing scrutiny over its safety culture after a door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight.

Boeing agreed to plead guilty this week over separate charges that it violated deferred prosecution agreements after two deadly 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019.

Boeing and NASA did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

• An Air China flight was canceled after a passenger accidentally opened an emergency exit.
• Local media reported the first-time flyer confused the exit for a bathroom door, citing officials.
• The incident took place on a flight due to fly from the eastern city of Quzhou to Chengdu in China's west.

A passenger opened an emergency exit after mistaking it for the bathroom door, according to Chinese media reports, which cited local officials.

Data from Flightradar24 shows last Thursday's Air China flight from Quzhou in eastern China to Chengdu in the western Sichuan region was canceled.

According to the Chongqing Morning Post, authorities at Quzhou Airport confirmed that the passenger was flying for the first time and believed the door led to the bathroom.

A screenshot of a Chinese flight-tracking app showed that the flight was canceled due to "passenger reasons. An image of an Airbus A320 with an emergency slide deployed, purported to be the plane involved in the incident, was shared by local outlets and circulated on social media.

According to the long-running Chinese newspaper Guangming Daily, Air China rescheduled the flight for the following day, July 5.

Flightradar data shows the following day's flight departing at 10:22 p.m., around one hour and 40 minutes late, and landing around an hour late at 12:31 a.m. on July 6.

One passenger told the outlet that flyers were offered compensation of 400 yuan ($55).

Air China did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

This isn't the first time that a new flyer has made a mistake in China.

In March, a China Southern Airlines passenger threw coins into an Airbus A350 engine, prompting the airline to post a warning on social media. Similar incidents were reported in 2017 and 2019, with the latter resulting in a lawsuit for $21,000.

Other passengers have also had problems with the emergency exits. In January, an Air Canada traveler boarded a Boeing 777 and then opened a door before falling onto the tarmac.