Donbassaero A320 near Simferopol on Apr 17th 2012, unruly passenger
Last Update: April 17, 2012 / 15:18:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2012
Airline
Donbassaero
Flight number
VV-276
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Kiev Borispol, Ukraine
Aircraft Registration
UR-DAI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft reached Kiev with a delay of 2 hours.
The airline reported the passenger was already drunk when he came aboard, he later began to roam around the cabin, clung to other passengers and refused instructions by cabin crew until he struck a flight attendant. The unruly was subdued by cabin crew with assistance of other passengers and taken into custody by police after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2012
Airline
Donbassaero
Flight number
VV-276
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Kiev Borispol, Ukraine
Aircraft Registration
UR-DAI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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