The media reported that the pilot of the AZUR air airline was removed from the flight, which was supposed to fly from Ufa to Antalya on September 30. According to several publications, the passengers of the plane were kept on the airfield for several hours, and then they announced over the speakerphone that everyone needed to leave the board.
“In connection with the mobilization and the subsequent ban on crossing the border for the co-pilot, the takeoff is canceled. We ask you to leave the plane”, transmits the words of one of the eyewitnesses.
The Mash Telegram channel, citing tourists, reported that the co-pilot, who was removed from the flight, received a summons even before he arrived at work. Probably, the airline employee ignored the document from the military registration and enlistment office and did not tell anyone about it. This could have caused him to stop at passport control.