A drunk passenger 'landed' the Moscow-Yakutsk flight in Surgut. On…
A drunk passenger 'landed' the Moscow-Yakutsk flight in Surgut. On July 23, Vesti reported that police officers detained a passenger who caused a disturbance on board an aircraft flying from Moscow to Yakutsk, according to Irina Volk, official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Consensus
- A passenger on a Moscow–Yakutsk flights caused an emergency landing in Surgut.
- The incident occurred on July 23.
- The passenger was intoxicated and exhibited disruptive behavior, including cursing and pouring water on other passengers.
- The man attempted to enter the business class section of the aircraft.
- Bartenders and fellow passengers restrained him before the plane landed in Surgut.
- Upon landing, law enforcement officers boarded the aircraft and detained the passenger.
- The passenger was taken to a medical detox center in Surgut.
- Administrative charges were filed against the man under multiple articles of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses (KоАП РФ).
- The flight resumed its journey to Yakutsk approximately one hour after the emergency landing.
Points of divergence
- The passenger was described as someone who 'raged in business class' and ended up in a detox center in Surgut, with no mention of prior similar incidents being noted by this source. — fontanka
- Mentioned a separate incident involving a different passenger on a Moscow–Omsk flight who was detained before departure and another unrelated case involving a passenger causing flooding on a flight to Batumi, which are not part of the main event. — m24
Coverage (4 sources)
- Drunk passenger 'crashed' Moscow to Yakutsk flight in Surgut — Фонтанка
- Passenger soaks fellow travelers with water: drunk man derails Moscow to Yakutsk flight — РИАМО
- Police detain passenger who caused a disturbance on Moscow to Yakutsk flight — Вести
- Moscow-Yakutsk flight made an emergency landing in Surgut due to a rioter — Москва 24