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From the Daily you know what! Seems to lack their usual drama, I would have expected : "As hundreds squeezed into the tiny jet designed for 50 people the overladen aircraft pulled itself into the air, struggling to maintain altitude with all its engines on full power, people were crammed into the toilets and even lying in luggage racks. A motorist who was driving past the airport said : "It left tyremarks on the roof of my car ........"
Standing room only: Passengers on Russian tourist flight forced to stand due to lack of seats
A Russian tourist plane had ‘standing room only’ as it took off from a busy tourist airport because there were not enough seats for all the passengers.
Six adults had no seats on the overcrowded Boeing jet as it took off from Antalya airport in Turkey, used by thousands of Britons each week.
These passengers did not have oxygen masks or life vests on the overcrowded jet, said reports in Moscow.
A Tatarstan Air plane was forced to make passengers stand as there were no seats left
No more room: A number of passengers on the Tatarstan Airlines plane (similar to one pictured) were forced to stand up during the flight
The passengers on the Tatarstan Airlines flight from Antalya to Ekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth largest city, were told an aircraft with 148 seats had been replaced at the last minute by another Boeing 737 with space for only 142.
Those who complained were told by the crew to put a child on their lap - but the children were far too big.
The incident on Septmber 24 came to light after angry passengers demanded £3,000 each in compensation.
The tour company which booked their flight offered them only £130.
'The adults had no choice but to fly standing for five hours,' said one passenger.
'When the plane flew through turbulence, they went from standing to sitting in the aisle where naturally they had no safety belts.'
The plane took off from Atalya airport heading for Russia
Departure: The flight was heading from Antalya in Turkey (pictured) to Ekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth largest city
An Tatarstan Airlines official said last night: 'We cannot deny this happened to our customers. But the company will not share any details until everything is clarified. Our own investigation of this accident is about to begin.'
Evgenia Fedorova, a manager of Anex-Tour which booked many passengers on the flight, said: 'People had a choice - to fly on that plane standing up, or wait seven hours for another plane.
'All the tourists decided to fly back despite uncomfortable conditions.'
Aviation regulators are understood to be probing the incident.
Read more: Standing room only: Passengers on Russian tourist flight forced to stand due to lack of seats | Mail Online
A Russian tourist plane had ‘standing room only’ as it took off from a busy tourist airport because there were not enough seats for all the passengers.
Six adults had no seats on the overcrowded Boeing jet as it took off from Antalya airport in Turkey, used by thousands of Britons each week.
These passengers did not have oxygen masks or life vests on the overcrowded jet, said reports in Moscow.
A Tatarstan Air plane was forced to make passengers stand as there were no seats left
No more room: A number of passengers on the Tatarstan Airlines plane (similar to one pictured) were forced to stand up during the flight
The passengers on the Tatarstan Airlines flight from Antalya to Ekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth largest city, were told an aircraft with 148 seats had been replaced at the last minute by another Boeing 737 with space for only 142.
Those who complained were told by the crew to put a child on their lap - but the children were far too big.
The incident on Septmber 24 came to light after angry passengers demanded £3,000 each in compensation.
The tour company which booked their flight offered them only £130.
'The adults had no choice but to fly standing for five hours,' said one passenger.
'When the plane flew through turbulence, they went from standing to sitting in the aisle where naturally they had no safety belts.'
The plane took off from Atalya airport heading for Russia
Departure: The flight was heading from Antalya in Turkey (pictured) to Ekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth largest city
An Tatarstan Airlines official said last night: 'We cannot deny this happened to our customers. But the company will not share any details until everything is clarified. Our own investigation of this accident is about to begin.'
Evgenia Fedorova, a manager of Anex-Tour which booked many passengers on the flight, said: 'People had a choice - to fly on that plane standing up, or wait seven hours for another plane.
'All the tourists decided to fly back despite uncomfortable conditions.'
Aviation regulators are understood to be probing the incident.
Read more: Standing room only: Passengers on Russian tourist flight forced to stand due to lack of seats | Mail Online
