Furious airport worker smashes up plane after 'being fired by employer'

This video captures the moment an airport worker allegedly smashes up an aeroplane after being fired by his employer.

In the clip, a large digger is seen smashing into the aircraft several times, ripping a large hole in the bodywork.

The aircraft appears to be a Yak-40 - a small, three-engined airliner - that seems to belong to UTair.

Reports suggest the man operating the digger was an employee of Russian airline UTair and was taking revenge on the company after being told his employment had been terminated.

But one comment on the video claims the destruction of the aircraft was planned.

"These are defunct aircraft," it says.

"The second-hand Yak-40 price is less than 5 million rubles (£52,000), maybe they aren't worth selling or nobody wants to purchase them. Besides, looks like the engines have already been repurposed."video appeared on LiveLeak.com earlier this year and has clocked up several thousand views.