Rocket Sues
British Airways has officially apologized to former NHL star Pavel Bure, who filed a R20 million ($770,000) lawsuit in a Moscow court, alleging damages to his reputation. Last October, the retired NHL right wing, known as the "Russian Rocket," was scheduled to fly on BA875 form Moscow to London, when the pilot of the aircraft allegedly mistook Bure for a Russian soccer fan, and refused to allow him on the flight. In a statement, British Airways said it realized how unpleasant the incident was for Bure, saying that the star was removed from the plane for security reasons, following an incident the day before involving Russian soccer fans.
On October 30, 2006, British police arrested six passengers for being drunk after BA875 from Moscow landed in London. The six were Russian soccer fans going to London for the Arsenal CSKA (Moscow) match. The drunken fans smoked and were rude to the other passengers throughout the flight.
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