Overview

• Video shows a 39-year-old woman punching cabin crew multiple times minutes after takeoff on an August 23 Pobeda flight from Novosibirsk to Moscow.
• Witnesses reported the dispute began over phone use after crew presented an in‑flight conduct document that the passenger crumpled and threw at a stewardess.
• Fellow travelers and crew subdued the passenger, tied her for the remainder of the flight, and a rapid response team removed her after landing at Sheremetyevo Airport.
• The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs said a protocol for petty hooliganism was drawn up against the passenger, and police say the case remains under investigation.
• The incident features in a run of recent air‑rage cases reported this summer, highlighting stricter rule enforcement and use of restraints on disruptive passengers.