Airlines

Russian S7 Flight Delayed after Man Sees ‘ghosts Of Wagner Mercenaries onboard

According to reports, a passenger on a Russian S7 Airlines flight was taken from the aircraft after apparently freaking out when he saw a group of Wagner Group mercenaries onboard.

The man, identified only as Vitaly, 39, by Russian media outlets Baza and Mash, was captured in a viral video on Thursday shouting aboard a flight leaving Novosibirsk for St. Petersburg.

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“Stop. Put an end to the takeoff. “I’m not kidding,” the man was quoted as adding. “Pause the takeoff. Do it quickly. Stop the takeoff as soon as possible. Do it quickly. I get what you mean. Stop. Put an end to the takeoff. Make a stop.”

The passenger pleaded with the flight crew to hold off taking off because he saw “three ghosts of Wagner mercenaries who were watching him,” according to Anton Gerashchenko, who posted the video on Twitter.

A flight of a Russian S7 airline from Novosibirsk to St Petersburg was delayed for three hours because one of the passengers "saw" three ghosts of Wagner mercenaries who were watching him, according to the man.

The crew could not get him to calm down. In the end, the man was… pic.twitter.com/vkm16ydFGv— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 9, 2023

It should be remembered that Wagner mercenaries actively participated in both the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and Russia’s private military force, which was put on hold after a failed mutiny headed by Yevgeny Prigozhin in June.

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The staff was unable to calm him down. Gerashchenko said, which was also reported by Baza, “In the end, the man was carried away by police and transferred to a psychiatric facility. Baza said that the man, who was traveling with his mother, was calm during check-in and boarding but jumped up from his seat during the Taxiing. The aircraft was delayed by two hours as a result of the incident, according to the report.

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A 17-yr boy was arrested for making a hoax bomb threat, causing multiple flight diversions and delays.

Mumbai police have detained a 17-year-old boy from Chhattisgarh who allegedly issued bomb threats to multiple international flights via social media. According to the police, the minor made the threats to settle a financial dispute by framing another person.

The incident began on Monday night when a New York-bound Air India flight, originally departing from Mumbai, had to be diverted to New Delhi after receiving a bomb threat. The flight was later rescheduled. That same evening, two other international flights operated by IndiGo, heading to Jeddah and Muscat, also received similar threats, causing delays of several hours.

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The investigation revealed that all three threats originated from posts made by the minor from Chhattisgarh, leading to his detention. He was subsequently handed over to the local Juvenile Justice Board. The Mumbai police found that the boy had used the name and picture of another individual, also from Chhattisgarh, to create a fake social media account and issue the threats. The intention, according to the police, was to frame the other person and settle a score over a financial disagreement.

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The situation escalated on Tuesday, when a total of seven flights, including one bound for the United States, received similar threats through a social media handle. Security agencies initiated counter-terrorist drills at various airports to ensure safety. Further investigation into the minor’s actions and motivations is ongoing.