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Jan 18, 2010
Unruly passenger fined $15k
<!-- by line --> By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> AN UNRULY passenger who created a scene on board a Singapore Airlines flight last month was fined a total of $15,000 on Monday. Vadim Beljanin's disorderly behaviour on board the SQ flight from Frankfurt to Singapore on Dec 23 caused the plane to make an unscheduled landing in Dubai Airport. The 41-year-old Estonian seaman and ship engineer, who pleaded guilty earlier to intoxication and imperilling safety of aircraft, had tried to kiss a passenger seated beside him and push the seat infront of him. When told to behave, he started punching the LCD monitor of the in-flight entertainment system. An air steward grabbed his hand and warned him not to do it. After a while, Beljanin turned disorderly again by punching the seat infront of him repeatedly until his fist bled. He also tried to punch an air steward who took him to the toilet to clean up his wounds. At one point, he had to be restrained until he calmed down. Bit not for long. He became agitated again and threw a punch and hit Mr Sim Yew Tiong, 47, on his face. The plane was diverted to Dubai where Beljanin was off-loaded.
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Jan 18, 2010
Unruly passenger fined $15k
<!-- by line --> By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> AN UNRULY passenger who created a scene on board a Singapore Airlines flight last month was fined a total of $15,000 on Monday. Vadim Beljanin's disorderly behaviour on board the SQ flight from Frankfurt to Singapore on Dec 23 caused the plane to make an unscheduled landing in Dubai Airport. The 41-year-old Estonian seaman and ship engineer, who pleaded guilty earlier to intoxication and imperilling safety of aircraft, had tried to kiss a passenger seated beside him and push the seat infront of him. When told to behave, he started punching the LCD monitor of the in-flight entertainment system. An air steward grabbed his hand and warned him not to do it. After a while, Beljanin turned disorderly again by punching the seat infront of him repeatedly until his fist bled. He also tried to punch an air steward who took him to the toilet to clean up his wounds. At one point, he had to be restrained until he calmed down. Bit not for long. He became agitated again and threw a punch and hit Mr Sim Yew Tiong, 47, on his face. The plane was diverted to Dubai where Beljanin was off-loaded.
