The captain of a Russian plane was forced to ask passengers to overpower a drunk and foul-mouthed flyer who threatened to 'stab' and 'kill' those on board.

The crew on a flight to Moscow were forced to make an emergency intercom call for strong men on board to assist in restraining the out-of-control passenger.

The drunk traveler had locked himself in a plane toilet to consume alcohol, but when he was forced out of the cubicle, he banged his fists on the toilet door and issued wild threats to other passengers.

'Shut your f****** face! I'm Russian, I don't give a f***!', he yelled in front of horrified passengers.

As the plane flew at 30,000ft on a six hour flight from Russian city Ulan-Ude, the crew announced: 'Attention - situation on board. We have a disruptive drunk passenger.