Aeroflot is describing an incident on board a Moscow-bound flight as an attempted hijacking, following the diversion of the aircraft to Khanty-Mansiysk. Russia’s federal Investigative Committee states that its Ural division has opened a criminal case on the matter, listing the incident as an “aircraft hijacking involving the threat of violence”. It states that a male passenger, who was intoxicated and claiming to have a weapon, tried to break into the cockpit and demanded that the aircraft change course. The Boeing 737-800 had departed Surgut shortly before 15:00 Jan 22. Some 45min into the flight the aircraft’s captain took the decision to divert to Khanty-Mansiysk where it landed at about 16:15. The attacker, says the Investigative Committee, has been arrested and identified as a resident of Surgut. <br/>