Languages
Page last updated at 22:38 GMT, Thursday, 1 May 2008 23:38 UK

Passenger dies on Aeroflot flight

The Aeroflot logo above a company office (archive image)
The Aeroflot plane had been making a nine-hour flight from Moscow

Police in Toronto, Canada, have interviewed nearly 200 passengers from a Russian Aeroflot airliner on which a man died after an alleged drunken row.

Reports say he had been drinking when a dispute erupted and he was subdued, apparently by both passengers and crew, before being led to another seat.

One passenger told Canada's CBC News the man had been "bothering" a woman.

She was "shouting back at him because he obviously did something that he shouldn't have done", the witness said.

Canadian authorities are awaiting the results of the post-mortem before commenting on the likely cause of death, CBC reports.

Toronto's Pearson International Airport was not commenting on the incident after the plane's arrival early on Wednesday evening, following a nine-hour flight.

The dead man, said to be a Russian in his early 40s, has not been identified.

"The guy was really drunk and annoying people," one 34-year-old witness, named as Mike, told the Globe and Mail newspaper.

Other passengers interviewed by the newspaper said several people on the plane had been drinking alcohol from the bottle.

Attendants moved the man away to a separate location from where he was sitting toward the business-class area of the plane, police told CBC News.

A passenger reportedly saw him lie down and turn blue.


SEE ALSO
No more service with a scowl
29 Apr 03 |  Europe

RELATED INTERNET LINKS
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Richard Black on the countdown to Copenhagen
Writer Graham Johnson on the Kercher case
Bolivia's election battle played out in wrestling ring

Explore the BBC

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.
Americas Africa Europe Middle East South Asia Asia Pacific