For the second day in a row, the defendant's seat was empty.
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One defendant who rose from his seat had a wire dangling from an ear, as he tried (unsuccessfully) to understand what a Russian translator was saying through it.
Prosecutors said the gate agent saw the defendant sitting in the jump seat behind the pilot and told him that if he was going to sit there he would have to go back to the check-in gate to complete paperwork and verifications.
The defendant and another friend, front seat passenger Ellen Richardson, were able to get out of the silver Vauxhall Corsa before emergency services arrived.