Passenger brandishes knife and demands alcohol on Ikar Airlines flight to Sochi

mirror.co.uk February 4, 2025, 09:00 PM UTC

A passenger on an Ikar Airlines flight to Sochi brandished a knife and demanded alcohol, causing panic among travelers. The incident occurred at 33,000 feet over the Caspian Sea, with the man threatening crew and passengers. The 63-year-old passenger, identified as Lev K, insisted on receiving wine and vodka while refusing to surrender the knife. Crew members attempted to calm him, and the captain considered an emergency landing but chose to continue to Sochi. Upon landing, Russian police detained the passenger. It remains unclear how he managed to bring a knife on board the flight from Nizhny Novgorod.


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