Israeli jailed in Russia after trying to open plane door mid-flight

MOSCOW - 18 September 2017: A 51-year-old Israeli man has become the first to be prosecuted in Russia under a new amendment to the country's Aviation Code after he tried to open a plane door mid-flight, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported Monday.

The man was sentenced to six months in prison, and Russian authorities hope the harsh punishment would deter others.

The Israeli man was arrested in May upon landing at Sheremetyevo International Airport after he became disorderly on an Aeroflot flight from Tel Aviv to Moscow