“The information that appeared in the media related to the pilot of the Slobodchikov airline was interpreted incorrectly and cannot be considered completely reliable,” the airline said.
It is noted that AZUR air does not operate flights on domestic airlines, including the route Tyumen - Surgut.
“This is about removing a passenger from another airline’s flight. By coincidence, this passenger is a pilot. To clarify the situation: on September 2, this pilot made a flight from Burgas to Tyumen, after which he had two days off, and September 4, Slobodchikov, as a pilot, was supposed to fly from Surgut to Antalya. Once again, we note that from Tyumen to Surgut A. Slobodchikov On September 2, he took off as a passenger on a flight of a third-party airline, where he was removed from the flight, ”the comment says.
In AZUR air they added that after receiving information about the incident, the pilot was suspended from the implementation of the planned flight program.
An official investigation is currently underway.
Earlier, the FAN reported that the Russian pilot could not perform the suddenly scheduled flight from Tyumen to Surgut due to the drunk alcohol.