This was the moment a bungling pilot sent Christmas parcels scattering across the runway - after the plane’s engine blew them over. <br /><br />The Russian Post aircraft had just unloaded the cargo at an airport in Kamchatka but the captain forgot to check area behind the plane was clear. <br /><br />As the Yakovlev Yak-40 jet started up on the apron to turn for the runway, the thrust from the three engines sent the packages flying through the snow in front of shocked ground staff.<br /><br />The pilot and crew involved were later warned and disciplined over the mishap on December 8 - while residents who already complained about delays to post were angry at the fotoage.<br /><br />Russian Post spokesman Elena Ryzhkova said: ‘’Airport employees are required to receive mail from the plane and deliver it to the receiving-transfer zone.<br /><br />‘’The plane started again without making sure that the ground service removed the cargo from the platform. Thus, the airline and the airport have committed gross violations of aviation regulations.<br /><br />''The postal items did not suffer. All mail was collected and checked for integrity, and then delivered to the sorting centre.’’
