Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific airline is apologizing after offering an in-flight episode of the cartoon "Family Guy," featuring a Tiananmen Square scene and joke.

The episode, from the first season of the American cartoon, shows Peter Griffin, the father character in the show, standing next to the "Tank Man" in a recreation of the infamous photograph.

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has apologised and removed an episode of the animated American series Family Guy that references Tiananmen Square’s “Tank Man” from its in-flight entertainment system.

Cathay Pacific removed the episode of the animated series from its in-flight entertainment system after a complaint that it could violate China's national security laws.

Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s main airline, has apologized to customers for including a Family Guy episode referencing the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre on its in-flight entertainment menu. “We emphasize that the program’s content does not represent Cathay Pacific’s standpoint and have immediately arranged to have the program removed as soon as possible,

The episode of the animated series included a scene referencing the 1989 protest crackdown. The airline says the content "does not reflect" its standpoint.

HONG KONG - Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said on Dec 4 that it removed an inflight entertainment programme following a complaint about an episode from American TV show Family Guy that mentioned China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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The episode, from the first season of the American cartoon, shows Peter Griffin, the father character in the show, standing next to the "Tank Man" in a recreation of the infamous photograph.