The key facts

  • A 50-year-old passenger claimed there was a bomb in a Yekaterinburg resident's bag during boarding at Domodedovo
  • The flight was delayed by 42 minutes, the check found nothing, and police detained the author of the joke
  • Earlier, a Russian woman was fined 500 thousand rubles for a false bomb report on a plane

What happened at the airport

At Moscow's Domodedovo Airport, a joke about a bomb led to a flight delay. This was reported by E1.RU. The incident occurred as passengers were boarding: two friends from Yekaterinburg heard a 50-year-old stranger claim that one of them supposedly had a bomb in his bag. Special services, canine units, police, and airport security were called to the scene.

The check and its consequences

The owner of the 'dangerous' bag had to write numerous written explanations, in which he stated that he had no explosive device. Specialists found nothing suspicious either among the passengers or during a second sweep of the cabin. The flight was ultimately delayed by 42 minutes. Police detained the author of the joke; according to E1.RU, the man behaved 'outrageously' and pushed other passengers even during boarding.

Similar cases

This is not the only such incident in recent times. As Gazeta.Ru previously reported, a Russian woman quarreled with her husband at an airport and claimed there was a bomb on a plane — she was found guilty of knowingly making a false report of a terrorist act and fined 500 thousand rubles. In addition, according to the outlet, seven aircraft in the skies over Europe received bomb threats. These examples show that such statements, even made as a joke, end with special services being called, flight delays, and real liability for the person making the report.