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Drunk Flight Crew Members Beat Passenger
By: MARIA DANILOVA, Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW - Drunken passengers often give air crews trouble, but Russia's leading airline on Tuesday reported an "unprecedented" reversal: A passenger was assaulted by intoxicated flight attendants.
Two crew members on a domestic Aeroflot flight beat up a passenger who had complained that the flight attendants were drunk, airline spokeswoman Irina Dannenberg said.
The passenger, identified only as A. Chernopup, was aboard a recent flight from Moscow to the Siberian city of Nizhnevartovsk, Dannenberg said. She said the crew belonged to another airline, Aviaenergo.
Seeing that the crew were intoxicated and were not fulfilling their duties, Chernopup asked to be served by a sober and competent flight attendant, Dannenberg said. He was then beaten up by crew members.
On Russian flights, attendants often have to struggle to keep intoxicated passengers under control. But on this flight, Dannenberg said, flight attendants were so intoxicated that they "behaved improperly" and only began catering to passengers 1 1/2 hours into the four-hour trip.
The daily Izvestia quoted another passenger as saying that half of the food the crew served ended up on the floor, leaving the aisle strewn with debris that passengers had to walk over as they disembarked.
According to the passenger, Chernopup left the plane with a black eye and was promptly sent to a doctor. Izvestia also reported that a criminal case was opened after Chernopup reported the incident to the police.
Dannenberg said that the plane was carrying out an Aeroflot flight, but both the aircraft and the crew belonged to Aviaenergo. Aeroflot has been contracting out from Aviaenergo since August 2003, but the incident prompted it to tighten control over Aviaenergo's staff, she said.
The entire crew of the flight has been temporarily dismissed and a joint commission is investigating the incident, Dannenberg said.
Drunk Flight Crew Members Beat Passenger
By: MARIA DANILOVA, Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW - Drunken passengers often give air crews trouble, but Russia's leading airline on Tuesday reported an "unprecedented" reversal: A passenger was assaulted by intoxicated flight attendants.
Two crew members on a domestic Aeroflot flight beat up a passenger who had complained that the flight attendants were drunk, airline spokeswoman Irina Dannenberg said.
The passenger, identified only as A. Chernopup, was aboard a recent flight from Moscow to the Siberian city of Nizhnevartovsk, Dannenberg said. She said the crew belonged to another airline, Aviaenergo.
Seeing that the crew were intoxicated and were not fulfilling their duties, Chernopup asked to be served by a sober and competent flight attendant, Dannenberg said. He was then beaten up by crew members.
On Russian flights, attendants often have to struggle to keep intoxicated passengers under control. But on this flight, Dannenberg said, flight attendants were so intoxicated that they "behaved improperly" and only began catering to passengers 1 1/2 hours into the four-hour trip.
The daily Izvestia quoted another passenger as saying that half of the food the crew served ended up on the floor, leaving the aisle strewn with debris that passengers had to walk over as they disembarked.
According to the passenger, Chernopup left the plane with a black eye and was promptly sent to a doctor. Izvestia also reported that a criminal case was opened after Chernopup reported the incident to the police.
Dannenberg said that the plane was carrying out an Aeroflot flight, but both the aircraft and the crew belonged to Aviaenergo. Aeroflot has been contracting out from Aviaenergo since August 2003, but the incident prompted it to tighten control over Aviaenergo's staff, she said.
The entire crew of the flight has been temporarily dismissed and a joint commission is investigating the incident, Dannenberg said.
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no joke, it seems... Another version:
'Reverse air-rage' on Russian jet
Two flight attendants have attacked a passenger in an unprecedented case of reverse air-rage, according to Russia's leading airline.
An Aeroflot spokeswoman said the incident occurred after the passenger, named as Artyom Chernopup, said the men were drunk and not doing their job.
Russian media said the alleged victim left the plane with a black eye and reported the incident to the police.
Aeroflot said the crew and plane were contracted out from another company.
Spokeswoman Irina Dannenberg said the entire crew of the flight - from Moscow to the Siberian city of Nizhnevartovsk - had been suspended while the incident was investigated.
She said Aeroflot did not have enough aircraft and leased planes together with their crews from other companies.
The airline was now tightening controls over contracted staff, she added.
A Nizhnevartovsk airport representative told Izvestiya newspaper that a medical examination after the flight showed the cabin attendants were heavily intoxicated.
Another passenger told a forum on the avia.ru civil aviation website that the stewards distributed in-flight meals only when the plane started its descent, and managed to spill large quantities of food on the floor.
"At this point I noticed something was wrong," the passenger said. "Only about half the meals ended up on the tables or in the laps of passengers, the rest ended up on the floor.
"We left the plane with lunch-boxes crunching beneath our feet."
Correspondents say intoxicated passengers are common on Russian flights, but this incident was unprecedented.
Two flight attendants have attacked a passenger in an unprecedented case of reverse air-rage, according to Russia's leading airline.
An Aeroflot spokeswoman said the incident occurred after the passenger, named as Artyom Chernopup, said the men were drunk and not doing their job.
Russian media said the alleged victim left the plane with a black eye and reported the incident to the police.
Aeroflot said the crew and plane were contracted out from another company.
Spokeswoman Irina Dannenberg said the entire crew of the flight - from Moscow to the Siberian city of Nizhnevartovsk - had been suspended while the incident was investigated.
She said Aeroflot did not have enough aircraft and leased planes together with their crews from other companies.
The airline was now tightening controls over contracted staff, she added.
A Nizhnevartovsk airport representative told Izvestiya newspaper that a medical examination after the flight showed the cabin attendants were heavily intoxicated.
Another passenger told a forum on the avia.ru civil aviation website that the stewards distributed in-flight meals only when the plane started its descent, and managed to spill large quantities of food on the floor.
"At this point I noticed something was wrong," the passenger said. "Only about half the meals ended up on the tables or in the laps of passengers, the rest ended up on the floor.
"We left the plane with lunch-boxes crunching beneath our feet."
Correspondents say intoxicated passengers are common on Russian flights, but this incident was unprecedented.
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Man bites dog. Film at 11.
Next thing you know, pilots will be storming the cabin. I can see it now... pax with fire axes on their laps to protect themselves against the crew... ;-)
Next thing you know, pilots will be storming the cabin. I can see it now... pax with fire axes on their laps to protect themselves against the crew... ;-)
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Oh, come on... Let your dark side rule for just one second and enjoy the moment - haven't you ever wanted to, for just a millisecond? To be sure, you felt guilty afterwards, but the thought was there never the less. You never told the other crew members, or your partner or friends, but sometimes you fantasize about decking the one that has seemed to be intent on making every aspect of your working life a misery?
Just having fun - I don't really want to attack customers!
Just having fun - I don't really want to attack customers!
