Passenger flying from Surgut to Moscow demands that plane go to Afghanistan.

Axar.az reports citing Interfax.

Details about the incident are still unknown.

***15:49

According to the service FlightRadar, flight SU1515 departed from Surgut at 14.55 local time and was to land at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport at 16.20 Moscow time. However, the plane changed course.

Russian airline Aeroflot has confirmed in its flight information display that the aircraft had landed. At least 10 police crews are on duty near Khanty-Mansiysk Airport.

The correspondent further noted that the person, who demanded to change the route during the flight, was drunk. The crew of the flight managed to persuade the passenger demanding route change to land in Khanty-Mansiysk for refueling.

"The crew managed to persuade the passenger to agree to refueling in Khanty-Mansiysk," the source said.

The Ren TV broadcaster reported earlier that one of the passengers was armed and had demanded the flight change course.

Russia's National Antiterrorism Committee has refused to comment on the situation.

***16:45

The passenger was arrested at Khanty-Mansiysk Airport by russian police.

According to Ren TV, the hijacker turned out to be Pavel Shelyepov.