S7 A319 near Yerevan on Oct 12th 2012, unruly passengers

Last Update: October 13, 2012 / 13:20:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 12, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
S7-907

Destination
Yerevan, Armenia

Aircraft Registration
VP-BHG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A S7 Sibir Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration VP-BHG performing flight S7-907 from Moscow Domodedovo (Russian) to Yerevan (Armenia), was enroute when three male passengers, already intoxicated and consuming more alcohol on board of the aircraft, began to insult other passengers and cabin crew. Instead of complying with instructions by both cabin and flight crew the passengers issued threats prompting the captain to request police meet the aircraft upon arrival. The aircraft landed safely, the trio was arrested by Armenian police.

Armenia's Police confirmed the incident and said a report is being forwarded to the prosecutor.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 12, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
S7-907

Destination
Yerevan, Armenia

Aircraft Registration
VP-BHG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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