Passengers on a flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg had to undergo re-checks due to a misunderstanding involving a botched bomb joke. As reported by the Life portal, citing information from Shot.

The incident occurred at Vnukovo airport when the flight to St. Petersburg was preparing to take off. The passengers were already boarding when one of them joked about the bomb.

According to witnesses to the incident, the crew did not appreciate the humor, and 189 people were asked to leave the plane. Passengers were taken to the terminal where they will undergo a second security check.