Flight bound for Moscow delayed at Urals airport because of drunken passenger

Non-political January 14, 2014, 9:05

A law enforcement source told Itar-Tass the debaucher was popular Russian actor and playwright Nikolai Koliada

YEKATERINBURG, January 14. /ITAR-TASS/. A flight bound for Moscow was delayed early morning Tuesday at Koltsovo airport in Yekaterinburg because of an outrage of a drunken passenger.

At the time of reporting, a police squad was sent to the jet to remove the debaucher from inside the passenger cabin.

The press service of the Urals Transport Police said a decision to remove the mischief-maker from the jet had been taken by the crew.

A law enforcement source told Itar-Tass the debaucher was popular Russian actor and playwright Nikolai Koliada. A report uploaded on the actor’s personal website Tuesday said Koliada and hic theater were about to leave for Moscow.

“More exact information on the passenger will be known somewhat later,” the source said.

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