Russian Man Arrested For Boarding Plane Naked, Saying It Makes Him More ‘Aerodynamic’

When it comes to travelling by plane, I think most of  have our own little pre-flight rituals. It might be saying a quick ‘Hail Mary’ for a safe and uneventful flight, or maybe taking advantage of the duty-free shopping while you’re over in Europe. These routines are mostly harmless, but one pre-flight activity that is bound to land you in hot water is stripping naked before you board the plane.

This is exactly what happened in Russia over the weekend, when a man tried to board a plane nude after stripping off between check-in and the bridge, then making a run for the plane.

And why on earth would he do something like this, you might ask? Well, he claimed that it allows him to fly better, by making him more ‘aerodynamic’.

The 38-year-old was filmed sitting on the floor naked at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow, surrounded by police with none of his clothes in sight.

One passenger told Russian Ren TV about the incident: ‘He shouted that he was naked because clothing impairs the aerodynamics of the body. He flies with more agility when undressed.’

Russia is known as a very strict country when it comes to law enforcement, and generally speaking, there is nowhere the authorities are more vigilant than the country’s airports. So, as you would expect, the unnamed man was subsequently arrested before managing to board the Ural Airlines flight, according to The Moscow Times.

He passed through check-in with his clothes on before stripping off and running stark naked across the bridge towards the plane. What’s even more bizarre about this story is that witnesses said the man, who is reportedly from Yakutsk in east Siberia, did not appear to be under the influence of alcohol.

If this is the kind of thing that this guy does while sober, I really don’t want to be anywhere near him when he’s poured back a few shots of vodka.

Although there is an amusing element to this story, particularly concerning the man’s excuse for being naked, I’m glad the authorities dealt with the man quickly and effectively. You simply can’t have a naked man running around on a plane where there are probably children and other vulnerable people present.

In an official statement on the bizarre incident, the Interior Ministry’s press office said: ‘After the police had detained the offender, he was taken to the airport’s medical room and then was hospitalized in a medical facility. This could suggest that the man could be undergoing some kind of psychological evaluation, although this is unconfirmed by any reports.”

Flying is stressful enough as it is, and this would certainly have been an added stress factor that the other passengers didn’t need in their day! I hope the man gets the help that he needs so that this doesn’t happen again. I don’t think people will laugh next time!

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever experienced while boarding a plane, folks? Let us know all about it in the comments!

Image credits: Ren TV

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