Sentence handed down for Sunwing incident in 2014
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Sentence handed down for Sunwing incident in 2014
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2016 ... gn_id=A100
Milana Muzikante and Lilia Ratmanski pleaded guilty to mischief and smoking on an aircraft after a 2014 incident that saw their Cuba-bound jet return to Toronto.
Milana Muzikante, shown outside Brampton court in September, and Lilia Ratmanski pleaded guilty at separate hearings to charges of mischief and smoking on an aircraft.
Milana Muzikante, shown outside Brampton court in September, and Lilia Ratmanski pleaded guilty at separate hearings to charges of mischief and smoking on an aircraft.
(ANDREW FRANCIS WALLACE / TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO)
By ALYSHAH HASHAMStaff Reporter
Tues., Dec. 13, 2016
Drunk and belligerent on duty-free booze, Milana Muzikante and Lilia Ratmanski smoked a cigarette in the bathroom of a Cuba-bound Sunwing flight promptly setting off the smoke alarm.
After they were ordered back to their seats by the crew, a male passenger reported overhearing Ratmanski make a bomb threat and Muzikante respond affirmatively.
The pilot didn’t think the threat was credible — but out of caution decided to head back to Pearson airport.
The plane was escorted through Canadian airspace by two Canadian Forces fighter jets, as per the protocol of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
Muzikante, then 26, and Ratmanski, then 25, were arrested upon landing amid the cheers of their fellow passengers and charged with mischief, smoking on a plane, uttering a threat to destroy an aircraft and endangering the safety of the Sunwing flight.
On Tuesday, more than two years later, the women were sentenced to a conditional discharge and 12 months of probation including 100 hours of community service. They pleaded guilty earlier this year to the least serious charges of mischief and smoking onboard an aircraft.
Their sentences mean they won't have a criminal record if they abide by their probation terms.
They each must pay a fine of $500 for smoking on board an aircraft and $7,500 in restitution to Sunwing.
Milana Muzikante and Lilia Ratmanski pleaded guilty to mischief and smoking on an aircraft after a 2014 incident that saw their Cuba-bound jet return to Toronto.
Milana Muzikante, shown outside Brampton court in September, and Lilia Ratmanski pleaded guilty at separate hearings to charges of mischief and smoking on an aircraft.
Milana Muzikante, shown outside Brampton court in September, and Lilia Ratmanski pleaded guilty at separate hearings to charges of mischief and smoking on an aircraft.
(ANDREW FRANCIS WALLACE / TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO)
By ALYSHAH HASHAMStaff Reporter
Tues., Dec. 13, 2016
Drunk and belligerent on duty-free booze, Milana Muzikante and Lilia Ratmanski smoked a cigarette in the bathroom of a Cuba-bound Sunwing flight promptly setting off the smoke alarm.
After they were ordered back to their seats by the crew, a male passenger reported overhearing Ratmanski make a bomb threat and Muzikante respond affirmatively.
The pilot didn’t think the threat was credible — but out of caution decided to head back to Pearson airport.
The plane was escorted through Canadian airspace by two Canadian Forces fighter jets, as per the protocol of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
Muzikante, then 26, and Ratmanski, then 25, were arrested upon landing amid the cheers of their fellow passengers and charged with mischief, smoking on a plane, uttering a threat to destroy an aircraft and endangering the safety of the Sunwing flight.
On Tuesday, more than two years later, the women were sentenced to a conditional discharge and 12 months of probation including 100 hours of community service. They pleaded guilty earlier this year to the least serious charges of mischief and smoking onboard an aircraft.
Their sentences mean they won't have a criminal record if they abide by their probation terms.
They each must pay a fine of $500 for smoking on board an aircraft and $7,500 in restitution to Sunwing.
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Re: Sentence handed down for Sunwing incident in 2014
They need criminal records! Idiots are just that, idiots, and as such need to be treated as such. An international prohibition from flight for at least 10 years.
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Wish I didn't know now, what I didn't know then.
Re: Sentence handed down for Sunwing incident in 2014
Couldn't agree more.Illya Kuryakin wrote:They need criminal records! Idiots are just that, idiots, and as such need to be treated as such. An international prohibition from flight for at least 10 years.
Illya
A wee bit different than the other thread, yes?
Re: Sentence handed down for Sunwing incident in 2014
No sympathy from me, but the fighter escort was over the top by a wide margin.
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Over the top, maybe. Consider it a training exercise.
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Not if it was a true interception where the fighters entered inside normal IFR separation minimums on the civilian target aircraft. There is a risk associated with that action that must be justified by the threat. I don't know if they actually did that though rather than just following along a couple of thousand feet below.MrWings wrote:Over the top, maybe. Consider it a training exercise.
Re: Sentence handed down for Sunwing incident in 2014
Could it be that part of the SOP is a visual scan of the intercepted aircraft?
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.Sidebar wrote:Could it be that part of the SOP is a visual scan of the intercepted aircraft?
Absolutely.
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Re: Sentence handed down for Sunwing incident in 2014
Totally agree.Rockie wrote:No sympathy from me, but the fighter escort was over the top by a wide margin.
I can't believe the risk and cost resulting from a couple drunk pax. Their fine should have been much higher but I don't think jail time is necessary.
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So, how long is their ban from Sunwing?
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No criminal record......Back to Kuba baby!!!!!! No more wildcatting!!!!