Passenger wielded a Toblerone 'like a sword' and demanded to be flown to Sochi so he could watch Winter Olympics

Finnish man wore a blanket like a cape and wielded Toblerone 'like a sword'

Antti Oskari Manselius, 23, demanded the airplane be redirected to Sochi

The Finn said he wanted to go to Russia to watch the Winter Olympics

A Finnish man attempted to 'hijack' a plane using a Toblerone chocolate bar, demanding to be taken to Sochi so he could watch the Winter Olympics

Antti Oskari Manselius, 23, from Finland, had wrapped two economy class blankets around his head, wearing a third as a cape when he waved the chocolate bar 'like a sword' as he walked towards the cockpit.

Manselius also made a false bomb threat on the Cathay Pacific flight from Amsterdam to Hong Kong on February 14, and said he was robbing the plane, airplane staff said.

'Hijacking' Antti Oskari Manselius, 23, from Finland, wore two economy class blankets wrapped around his head and one as a cape as he demanded the Cathay Pacific Airways flight be redirected to Sochi so he could watch the Olympics (stock image)

Manselius pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct and giving false information about a bomb when he appeared in court on Thursday, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday.

He said he was trying to entertain the other passengers and was making ‘fun and jokes’.

Two flight attendants told the court that they saw Manselius walking towards the cockpit.



He had two economy-class blankets wrapped around his head and was wearing another like a cape.



He held the Toblerone chocolate bar ‘like a sword’, the newspaper said, quoting one of the attendants.

Big weapon: One of the attendants on the flight from Amsterdam to Hong Kong said Manselius waved the Toblerone bar 'like a sword'

‘He said, 'I am robbing the plane now. I want to see the Olympics in Sochi and I need to get off the plane now,’ attendant Leung Hiu-lun was quoted as telling the court. ‘He was furious. He made me feel like he was trying to endanger the aircraft.’

Leung said the passenger was not violent, only waving the bar as he talked. Leung told him the service was a direct flight and would not stop in Russia.

Manselius was later handcuffed under the orders of the captain.

‘A Finnish passenger, a former policeman and an aircrew safety trainer handcuffed Manselius with the help of a cabin crew manager. They also cuffed his legs and fastened his chest with an extra seatbelt,’ the Post said.

After breakfast was served, Manselius fell asleep.