A pair of Swiss warplanes scrambled to intercept the aircraft of the Russian presidential air squadron flying an official delegation from Moscow to Peru for an APEC summit and a group of accredited reporters in the sky over Switzerland, according to Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
A pair of Swiss F18`s flew along the aircraft, to the amusement of passengers on board, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported.
Moreover, one of the military pilots reportedly waved his hand at the Russians on board IL-96.
However, the experienced Russian crew says this kind of interception is a normal, standard practice on this particular route, reads the report.