You’ve just had the horrible, stomach-scrambling realisation that your flight is about to take off without you on board. What are your options?
You could burst into tears in front of the airport staff. You could quickly buy yourself another flight. Maybe you could come to terms with the fact you’ll be having a staycation while your luggage travels abroad.
Two women at the biggest airport in Russia appear to have had another idea.
A camera captures them hobbling across the tarmac in high heels, as their Aeroflot plane begins to taxi backwards.
The video, reportedly captured on July 25, shows the glamorous pair trying to capture the attention of ground staff at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport.
One worker does indeed spot them – before immediately getting on the radio to alert others.
The women are promptly escorted back to the terminal building… and into the care of the Federal Security Service (FSB).
According to local news outlets, the airport said the wannabe passengers had passed through all the pre-flight security checks and were in the ‘sterile’ zone around the time of the incident.
The Sheremetyevo press service said: ‘The passengers violated security requirements and entered the additional restricted area without authorization. The violation was detected by airport staff on duty.
‘The passengers were immediately detained and handed over to officers of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
‘Law enforcement agencies are taking legal action against these individuals. The incident did not pose a threat to flight or passenger safety.’
It should be a lesson to all of us, that it’s not worth lingering in duty-free for too long.
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