The incident happened when the airliner was on its way from Moscow to Gabala, Azerbaijan.

According to the police, “It has been established that a passenger born in 1963 hit a female flight attendant in the face without cause out of hooligan motives. The hooligan was detained by the transport police who had arrived at the scene.”

The passenger was arrested and the court has issued his detention orders on charges of disorderly conduct.

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