A passenger on a Novosibirsk-Moscow flight attacked two flight attendants

A passenger attacked two flight attendants during a flight from Novosibirsk to Moscow. This was announced on August 24 by the press service of the Department of Transport (UT) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Central Administrative District (CFD).

It is specified that during the flight, during the conflict with the crew members, the woman punched the airline employees in the head with her fists. After the plane landed, the law enforcement officers took her to the duty station for further investigation. The violator turned out to be a resident of the Novosibirsk region, born in 1986.

"For committing minor hooliganism, the woman was brought to administrative responsibility under Part 1 of Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation," the department clarified.

It is noted that during the flight, the woman behaved inappropriately, cursed and did not respond to requests. The injured crew members received the necessary assistance.

"An inspection is being conducted on this fact, during which all the circumstances of the incident will be established, the severity of the damage to health will be determined and a decision will be made in accordance with the law," the Interior Ministry Department concluded.

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Earlier, on July 30, theater and film actor, comedian Dmitry Khrustalev, who was en route from Kaliningrad to Moscow, was removed from the flight due to a violation of public order at Khrabrovo airport. The ministry noted that on board the aircraft, the comedian used obscene language addressed to the flight attendant. As a result, the airline's representative suspended Khrustalev from the flight.

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