WATCH: Actor dragged from plane after outburst dubbing fellow passengers ‘plebs’
AIR TRAVEL can be stressful for travellers, however, one, in particular, was caught on video during an onboard outburst dubbing her fellow passengers “plebs”. The woman is reportedly a Russian actress who was less than impressed with her air experience. What happened?
Russia: Actor escorted from Aeroflot flight by police officers
Travelling by plane comes with its ups and downs. While luxurious for some, long journey times and jet leg can leave others feeling not quite themselves. Russian actor Lidiya Velezheva was caught on camera during an outburst on a recent flight. The celebrity was filmed being dragged from the aircraft by police as she dubbed her fellow flyers “plebs”. The video, which has gone viral, shows the actor in the business class cabin of an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Tel Aviv.
According to reports, she became agitated before take off.
Her temper is said to have risen and the Independent reported that she “flew into a rage”.
Footage of the moment police came on board to escort her off the plane shows her shouting: “I’m an actress and you are a pleb.
“Because you probably bought the ticket with miles. And I paid 204k roubles [roughly £2,500].”
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Two plainclothes police officers came onto the plane and escorted the Ms Velezheva off the aircraft.
Passengers can be seen in the surrounding area watching the incident unfold.
According to her husband, the 53-year-old actress had taken sleeping pills, which are thought to have caused her rage.
Elsewhere in travel news, two passengers from a Ryanair flight were similarly caught in a violent outburst.
The incident was also caught on camera, showing the pair appearing to brawl on the airport shuttle bus in Alicante, Spain.
The passengers had flown to the popular holiday destination from Birmingham.
They were said to be “drunk” and were alleged to be “in a very fresh relationship.”
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Video footage shows a man in a grey tracksuit being repeatedly punched by a woman.
As the man tries to get up the woman grabs his head and pushes him back to the floor before he later retaliates.
Horrified onlookers are seen leaning away, trying to avoid the turbulent situation.
A Ryanair spokesman told Express.co.uk: “The crew of this flight from Birmingham to Alicante (26 Oct) requested police assistance upon arrival after several passengers became disruptive. This is now a matter for local police.”
Ryanair has previously attempted to prevent intoxication on their planes by asking airports to stop selling alcohol before 10am.
They also suggested a two-drink policy per passenger which could be regulated by scanning boarding passes.
At present, airports do not need to abide by the Licensing Act, which determines when they can start selling alcohol.
However, the number of alcohol-related incidents has risen by almost 400 percent over the last five years.
Civil Aviation Authority figures reveal around 400 incidents annually but data from specific airlines suggests this figure is closer to 4,000.
That equates to more than 10 drink-induced outbursts a day.