'Drunk' Russian orchestra thrown off plane in US

Members of a Russian orchestra were ordered off a US plane after complaints they were drunk and disorderly.

'Drunk' Russian orchestra thrown off plane in US
Tue, 19 Feb, 2002 - 19:50

Members of a Russian orchestra were ordered off a US plane after complaints they were drunk and disorderly.

About 100 members of the St Petersburg Philharmonic were taken off the United Airlines flight at Washington's Dulles airport.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: USPlace: Washington's Dulles airportPlace: AmsterdamPlace: LAPlace: DullesPlace: Dorothy Chandler PavilionPlace: Washington DCPlace: Los AngelesOrganisation: St Petersburg PhilharmonicOrganisation: United AirlinesOrganisation: Washington PostOrganisation: Los Angeles Philharmonic
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