Man Held After Threatening to Hijack Volgograd-Moscow Flight
A 42-year-old man from Moscow Oblast was arrested in Volgograd after allegedly threatening to hijack a flight to Moscow, leading to a two-hour delay. He was detained on suspicion of administrative offenses and sentenced to six days of administrative arrest.
Consensus
- A passenger on a flight from Volgograd to Moscow was detained after threatening to hijack the aircraft.
- The incident occurred at the Volgograd International Airport 'Stalingrad'.
- The man was 42 years old and had visible signs of intoxication.
- Police responded immediately and detained the man on the aircraft.
- The man was taken to a police station for investigation.
- The man refused medical examination for intoxication.
- K-9 units searched the plane and found no dangerous items.
- Administrative charges were filed under Article 19.3 and Article 6.9 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
- The man was sentenced to six days of administrative arrest.
- The possibility of criminal charges being filed is under consideration.
- The flight was delayed for two hours.
Points of divergence
- The man was a 42-year-old native of Kazakhstan named Alexey A., previously convicted for theft and threat of murder. — vm
- The flight was operated by Aeroflot on an Airbus A320. — vm
- The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States reported a nationwide flight suspension on November 13. — vm
- An Air India flight from Frankfurt to Delhi made an emergency landing in Jaipur after a possible hijacking signal was transmitted. — vm
Coverage (7 sources)
- Shouted 'seizure' — jailed for 6 days: In Volgograd, aviation defier detained — РИАМО
- Russian threatened to seize plane and fell under court jurisdiction — Фонтанка
- In Volgograd, a man threatened to seize a plane with 150 people on board — РИАМО
- Airline hooligan arrested in Volgograd after report of plane hijacking threat — Интерфакс
- Passenger threatening to hijack plane in Volgograd lives in the Moscow region — Вести
- In Volgograd, drunk passenger threatened to seize the plane — Вести
- Flight from Volgograd to Moscow was delayed due to threat of passenger to seize the plane — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Volgograd
- Moscow
- MVD
- Moscow Oblast
- Irina Volk
- Russia
- Kazakhstan
- REN TV
- Stalingrad
- Alexey A
- INTERFAX.RU
- Max
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